Picky adult eaters

[AgeOfEnlightenmentSCP]

Aug 24, 2015 16:30:34 GMT -5 MJ2.0 said:

Do you know any? Are you one of them?

On my GNO last Saturday one of the girls ordered a hamburger with no tomato, no pickle, and no onion along with a salad of just lettuce. The people forgot her preference on the burger. She picked them off and told us she would have normally sent it back but she was really hungry and didn't want to wait. I was like, WTF? No allergy, she just doesn't like them. She'll cook with them but then remove them when she eats the dish. That's something I could see myself doing when I was a kid but not as a 30-something.

I'm extremely picky when I'm paying someone to do something. They got her order wrong- HUGE pet peeve of mine.

[AgeOfEnlightenmentSCP]

Aug 24, 2015 18:31:39 GMT -5 swamp said:

Aug 24, 2015 18:01:04 GMT -5 MJ2.0 said:

IMO you only put ketchup on mediocre fries. I hardly ever put ketchup on Wendy's or Chick Fil-A fries.

You put gravy on fries.  Or mayo.  Or ranch dressing.  Or cheese. 

I like hand-cut fries with blue cheese dressing.

[MJ2.0]

Aug 25, 2015 12:13:34 GMT -5 AgeOfEnlightenmentSCP said:

Aug 24, 2015 16:30:34 GMT -5 MJ2.0 said:

Do you know any? Are you one of them?

On my GNO last Saturday one of the girls ordered a hamburger with no tomato, no pickle, and no onion along with a salad of just lettuce. The people forgot her preference on the burger. She picked them off and told us she would have normally sent it back but she was really hungry and didn't want to wait. I was like, WTF? No allergy, she just doesn't like them. She'll cook with them but then remove them when she eats the dish. That's something I could see myself doing when I was a kid but not as a 30-something.

I'm extremely picky when I'm paying someone to do something. They got her order wrong- HUGE pet peeve of mine.

Yeah, I do agree there.

[NancysSummerSip]

But then again, I like malt o meal and no one else in the free world does.

Aw, I used to eat it as a kid. I was not aware it was still around. Reminds me of my parents' first house, and their tiny little kitchen and cold winter mornings. And that horrible kitchen wallpaper.

[The Captain]

Aug 25, 2015 12:12:29 GMT -5 andi9899 said:

Aug 25, 2015 11:59:34 GMT -5 @pinkcshmere said:

I think oatmeal is disgusting too. My kids love it, so I always had some for them and I've tried to like it but ugh! I don't like the way it looks, the texture or the taste. I thought maybe I was cooking it wrong, but I have the same issues with oatmeal other people have cooked. If it's in something like a cookie, it's ok. 

I like oatmeal. But I make mine a little runny. My dad and nephew eat it on toast in the morning.

But then again, I like malt o meal and no one else in the free world does.

Not true!  My family loves it, along with cream of wheat and cream of rice.  That and steel cut oatmeal are winter breakfast staples in our household!!!

[The Walk of the Penguin Mich]

A friend of mine has had massive GI issues for as long as I've known her.  After visiting God knows how many doctors, she simply cannot eat gluten, eggs or dairy.  This explains why our favorite Italian restaurant in KY caused her so many problems!  Eliminating these things has taken care of about 95% of her GI distress.    Add to this, she is an incredibly picky eater.

So when I meet up with her these days for a meal, I have found it is easier to let her choose where she can eat and I'll just figure out something to eat.  

[AgeOfEnlightenmentSCP]

Eww!!! I hate all of that malto cream of whatever stuff.  I can eat oats.  That's it.

[teen persuasion]

I don't think that I am a very picky eater, but I do have a few things I dislike or avoid.
Don't like ketchup, or dill pickles, at all.
Love mayo, but miracle whip is ick.
Like onions and garlic, but not that aftertaste, so limit.
Mushrooms aren't very nice to my gut, so avoid.
Raw tomatoes are not my favorite, but I can tolerate on a sandwich.
I love strawberries, but not too keen on raspberries or cherries.
Not fond of Polish sausage, but adore Italian sausage.

Everybody seems to have at least a few things they don't like, that others just love.  One of my kids dislikes eggs, the rest of us love them.  DH has a thing against scalloped potatoes and mac & cheese.  The youngest hates soup, of any kind.

[Phoenix84]

The list of common foods I won't eat is pretty small, lasagna, cranberry sauce, and olives are the big ones

Oh, and mushrooms, there's something wrong with people who like to eat fungus.

[msventoux]

Aug 25, 2015 12:48:28 GMT -5 The Captain said:

Aug 25, 2015 12:12:29 GMT -5 andi9899 said:

I like oatmeal. But I make mine a little runny. My dad and nephew eat it on toast in the morning.

But then again, I like malt o meal and no one else in the free world does.

Not true!  My family loves it, along with cream of wheat and cream of rice.  That and steel cut oatmeal are winter breakfast staples in our household!!!

Love Malt-O-Meal, Cream of Rice, Cream of Wheat, regular oatmeal, steel cut oats, hot teff, brown rice farina, etc.  Covering all with a bit of milk and dipping your toast in it is the best part.  Yummy!

[lexxy703]

I don't think I'm overly picky except I will not eat beans of any kind except green beans.  I also won't eat anything that has beans in it so that eliminates a bunch of foods.  I also do not like fish other than shell fish.

[Deleted]

I guess I am a picky eater. Half the stuff that's been mentioned in this thread, I don't eat. I don't make a big deal out of it, I just order something I like if I go out. It's pretty simple, no big production required. If all else fails, I look for chicken on the menu. That's a pretty safe bet at most restaurants.

Until I read this thread, I never thought about how some foods I don't like because of the texture. I don't eat dark meat chicken because I don't like the way it feels. If my meal didn't include meat, I didn't eat. But I don't like thick cuts of meat. And sometimes I have issues with meat that's been ground, like sausage or even hamburgers. I like the way it tastes, but not that it's ground up and smushed back together. That's why I can only eat smoke sausage if it's burnt, like black burnt. I like the taste of tomatoes and love tomato based sauces (but ketchup is only for fries), but if they're not cut thinly I pick them off sandwiches. I don't like them in salads. I do like and eat mushrooms though, even though the texture is weird.

I only buy Miracle Whip for home, but can eat mayo on sandwiches that I buy. If it's globs of mayo, I'll wipe some of it off. I don't like globs.

I've never even tasted a lot of vegetables and the few I do eat, I started eating them as an adult. I've still never tasted eggplant, asparagus, avocado (no, never tasted guacomole), I think I've had zucchini in a medley of grilled mixed vegetables. I do like yellow squash if it's cooked like my Grandma use to cook it. I like onion and garlic in foods.

Sweet potatoes taste ok, but if I have other choices I won't eat them. I will eat carrot soufle, which tastes like sweet potatoes to me. And I don't like carrots lol.

Crab legs and lobster, no thanks. I've tried them, I don't care for the taste. And crab legs look like too much work anyway. DD likes crawfish and I use to buy them for her if we were out somewhere where I wouldn't have to watch her eat them. They look like huge bugs to me.

[happyhoix]

I'm not picky, I'll try anything once, at least.

I don't care if other people are picky unless they come to my house and expect to eat there. My BIL is the worst for this. The man doesn't like any veggies except canned green beans. He won't eat sauce of any kind, including tomato sauce, so pizza is out. In fact, anything with tomatoes of any kind are out.  Won't touch 'mixed' foods like soups, chili, casseroles, etc. At home, for dinner, he has a can of green beans and either a hamburger patty or a plain boiled chicken breast plus  plain boiled pasta (no sauce, not even butter) - every night. 

When they visit, he always says not to worry about him, but if I don't boil some noodles and a chicken breast, he will just sit there and eat nothing. 

If you're going to be THAT picky, bring your own food with you.

[NomoreDramaQ1015]

I am not a fan of avocados.  I've tried them multiple times but not a fan.  I also get serious indigestion every time I try one.

[HoneyBBQ]

Aug 24, 2015 17:40:50 GMT -5 MJ2.0 said:

Other than crab and lobster meat in things, I don't do seafood - it's a taste/smell and texture thing.

I don't do ANYTHING that comes from under the water.

[kittensaver]

Wow - I'm a lot less picky than I thought!

I don't do offal or anything concocted with offal (think menudo, liver, headcheese ), the more exotic types of sushi (think eel, urchin) or okra. Other than that, I'm learning here that I'm actually a pretty adventuresome eater. Who knew? 

[movingforward]

I do not eat condiments on a sandwich/burger.  I like meat and cheese only on a burger.  On a sandwich I eat meat, cheese and veggies.

[quince]

When my husband asks me if I have any preferences on where to eat dinner, I say "Nowhere that specializes in organ meat."

Otherwise, neither he nor I are picky, which is great.


Edited for english fail.

[Chocolate Lover]

Aug 24, 2015 19:25:34 GMT -5 billisonboard said:

Aug 24, 2015 18:31:39 GMT -5 swamp said:

You put gravy on fries.  Or mayo.  Or ranch dressing.  Or cheese. 

Dip them in cream of broccoli soup.

She also forgot the dipping them in a Frosty option.

[NomoreDramaQ1015]

I've tried jackfruit.  It's an aquired taste.

Never got my hands on durian since it's banned in most public places in southeast Asia.  Not sure I would have been able to get past the smell anyhow.

Tried durian flavored candy a co-worker gave me.

[jeep108]

Aug 25, 2015 16:27:02 GMT -5 Chocolate Lover said:

Aug 24, 2015 19:25:34 GMT -5 billisonboard said:

Dip them in cream of broccoli soup.

She also forgot the dipping them in a Frosty option.

I like mine with malted vinegar.

[Deleted]

Aug 25, 2015 12:12:29 GMT -5 andi9899 said:

Aug 25, 2015 11:59:34 GMT -5 @pinkcshmere said:

I think oatmeal is disgusting too. My kids love it, so I always had some for them and I've tried to like it but ugh! I don't like the way it looks, the texture or the taste. I thought maybe I was cooking it wrong, but I have the same issues with oatmeal other people have cooked. If it's in something like a cookie, it's ok. 

I like oatmeal. But I make mine a little runny. My dad and nephew eat it on toast in the morning.

But then again, I like malt o meal and no one else in the free world does.

I love malt o meal too.

I'm sort of picky, I don't like slimy things.

I like to put my own ketchup on anything or it gets smothered. Yuk.

[MJ2.0]

Aug 25, 2015 15:26:12 GMT -5 happyhoix said:

I'm not picky, I'll try anything once, at least.

I don't care if other people are picky unless they come to my house and expect to eat there. My BIL is the worst for this. The man doesn't like any veggies except canned green beans. He won't eat sauce of any kind, including tomato sauce, so pizza is out. In fact, anything with tomatoes of any kind are out.  Won't touch 'mixed' foods like soups, chili, casseroles, etc. At home, for dinner, he has a can of green beans and either a hamburger patty or a plain boiled chicken breast plus  plain boiled pasta (no sauce, not even butter) - every night. 

When they visit, he always says not to worry about him, but if I don't boil some noodles and a chicken breast, he will just sit there and eat nothing. 

If you're going to be THAT picky, bring your own food with you.

I don't understand being that picky!

[andi9899]

Aug 25, 2015 15:27:32 GMT -5 NomoreDramaQ1015 said:

I am not a fan of avocados.  I've tried them multiple times but not a fan.  I also get serious indigestion every time I try one.

OMG! I love avacados! I could eat them with just a little salt on them and be happy.

[andi9899]

Aug 25, 2015 14:07:35 GMT -5 msventoux said:

Aug 25, 2015 12:48:28 GMT -5 The Captain said:

Not true!  My family loves it, along with cream of wheat and cream of rice.  That and steel cut oatmeal are winter breakfast staples in our household!!!

Love Malt-O-Meal, Cream of Rice, Cream of Wheat, regular oatmeal, steel cut oats, hot teff, brown rice farina, etc.  Covering all with a bit of milk and dipping your toast in it is the best part.  Yummy!

I'm so glad to discover that I'm not alone. Any time anyone else I know hears that I like that stuff, I get a big "that's gross!"

[msventoux]

Aug 25, 2015 18:58:16 GMT -5 andi9899 said:

Aug 25, 2015 15:27:32 GMT -5 NomoreDramaQ1015 said:

I am not a fan of avocados.  I've tried them multiple times but not a fan.  I also get serious indigestion every time I try one.

OMG! I love avacados! I could eat them with just a little salt on them and be happy.

That's pretty much the only way I eat them.  Love them plain with some salt.  Can't stand them in smoothies, guacamole, etc. 

[sesfw]

I don't care for any organ meats, raw meats/fish, or cooked cabbage type foods.

Within the past couple of years I can't eat cookies, pie crusts, most sauces.  All I can figure out is solid shortening is the common ingredient.

Otherwise I'll take a bite of most everything.

[tallguy]

I'm not picky.  I just have a fairly extensive list of things I won't eat.

[Deleted]

I can't eat tomato sauce of any kind. The acidity of cooked tomatoes kills my stomach. I love them raw, especially with mozzarella and basil leaves and some balsamic vinegar drizzled on. Cooked, not so much. DH, the dumbass, wasted no time whatsoever letting his mother know that her homemade spaghetti sauce gives me the shits. REALLY!?!?!?! I wasn't going to say anything so as not offend her but he just blurted it out. Now I get my own dish of plain pasta that I can butter to death when we go over. I try not to be too picky but I have IBS and there are some things I just can't eat.

For a half-ass Italian, DH won't eat mushrooms or raw tomatoes. He LOVES spaghetti sauce but won't eat a raw tomato. Weirdo.

I definitely won't eat seafood. I don't care that I've lived in New England my whole life and a block and a half from the ocean but I ain't eating it. Give me a cow to carve any day. Seafood,  a thousand times  . My in-laws like to eat shrimp at the holidays when we do the family parties and I usually have to leave the room or cover my eyes so I don't vomit. They think it's amusing. They probably wouldn't if I did barf on them and their precious shrimp. DH doesn't like shrimp but he does like fish. Again, . He's only allowed to get it when we go out to eat as even the smell makes me want to hurl and there is no way in hell it is ever being cooked in my house. Yes, I feel strongly about seafood. Ugh.

[Deleted]

And mayo isn't mayo unless it's Hellmans. None of this Miracle Whip crap. Ick.