I tend to think less of adults who are picky eaters

My roommate is a pretty pickey eater, he refuses to eat mushrooms, nuts, anything from the sea, etc. But the one that gets me is that he is so suspect of things that he does like that are prepared in a way that differs even a bit from the way his mom made them. He's 28 years old and it's like it never occurred to him that there is more than one way to cook/serve some things. I made meatloaf a while back and he was shocked and horrified to see I was putting pork and sausage into it, apparently his mom basically made a giant hamburger patty in a dish and called it meatloaf. :messedup:
 
2manband said:
Like those people who love chicken nuggets, but wrinkle their nose at chicken on the bone.
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exactly.

so let me get this straight. you'll eat minced up chicken parts that have been breaded and tastes like rubber, but you won't eat chicken that actually tastes like chicken? :facepalm:
 
2manband said:
I don't think any less of people who pass on certain foods because of religious, or moral, or health related reasons. Mainly people who have just decided that things are icky for arbitrary reasons. Like those people who love chicken nuggets, but wrinkle their nose at chicken on the bone. Or who eat beef, but wouldn't think of trying lamb.

1W has a friend who doesn't eat vegetables. At all. Not even lettuce. I don't get it. She weighs abou 85 lbs but eats nothing but meat and starch. I think she's got some form of malnutrition.
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But does she eat the pork?... you know... the kielbasa.... the tube sirloin... the hot meat popsicle.... :grin:
 
Help!I'maRock! said:
exactly.

so let me get this straight. you'll eat minced up chicken parts that have been breaded and tastes like rubber, but you won't eat chicken that actually tastes like chicken? :facepalm:
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LOL this is my wife EXACTLY. She'll eat the breast, but not chicken on the bone.
 
I eat chicken feet, balut (look it up).

I'm about as un-picky as it gets.

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Help!I'maRock! said:
is it a white meat/dark meat thing, or just that she doesn't want to see the bones?
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It's that she's goofy. She will eat the biggest, fattest burger around, but not a steak. She would turn her nose up a a filet. But grind it up and overcook it, and she likes it. Go figure. I dont question it anymore, it just means I can go to the store and pick up a nice fat steak to grill for myself without having to feel guilty since she has no interest whatsoever.


baimun said:
:embarrassed:
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:facepalm:

For what it's worth...no, she doesnt seem to want to see my bone lately :embarrassed:
 
baimun said:
:embarrassed:


There would have to be a dare with cold hard cash on the table.
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Its actually good. Warm it in hot water, eat with lime juice and salt and pepper. Most people would say its good if they were blindfolded i would bet.
 
Help!I'maRock! said:
exactly.

so let me get this straight. you'll eat minced up chicken parts that have been breaded and tastes like rubber, but you won't eat chicken that actually tastes like chicken? :facepalm:
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At least with chicken on the bone, you can eat around the gnarley bone/veins/cartlidge/etc. and just eat the chicken meat. With chicken nuggets, all those less than choice bits get ground up right into the same slurry.

I think a lot of picky eaters are more comfortable with food that seems like it came from a machine or a factory, not another actual organism. Those people are probably also fine with all kinds of truly nasty foods like hot dogs, steakums, and soylent green.
 
I may draw the line at balut. Can't even stand to be in the same room with it before I start gagging. :embarrassed:
 
Let's everyone remember that Phil doesnt have a sense of smell. I bet eating that stuff would be a lot easier for all of us if we were affected with the same condition. cop0
 
Chihlidog said:
It's that she's goofy. She will eat the biggest, fattest burger around, but not a steak. She would turn her nose up a a filet. But grind it up and overcook it, and she likes it. Go figure. I dont question it anymore, it just means I can go to the store and pick up a nice fat steak to grill for myself without having to feel guilty since she has no interest whatsoever.

:facepalm:

For what it's worth...no, she doesnt seem to want to see my bone lately :embarrassed:
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I get this because my wife will not TOUCH any beef or pork that has even a HINT of pink in it. She needs her steaks cut very thin and cooked well. I usually do "medium well" only because if she sees too much pink on my food she'll be grossed out by it.

She also will not eat anything if it's gotten to the "fresh by" date. I explain that it's a SELL BY date, but it doesn't matter..... hits that date and VOOMP right in the trash can. :facepalm:
 
Chihlidog said:
It's that she's goofy. She will eat the biggest, fattest burger around, but not a steak. She would turn her nose up a a filet. But grind it up and overcook it, and she likes it.
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See - this supports my theory. The extra level of processing (grinding and burgerizing) provides a layer of "insulation" between the picky eater and the thought that their dinner was once a living thing.
 
Chihlidog said:
Let's everyone remember that Phil doesnt have a sense of smell. I bet eating that stuff would be a lot easier for all of us if we were affected with the same condition. cop0
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Ahh.... explains a lot.


So if you could SMELL your dead bird fetus in the shell, you'd probably think twice. :grin:
 
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