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barelynangel -> RE: Fear of Food (11/27/2011 3:37:07 PM)

The thing is, this is a psychological issue if he doesn't eat things in the whole forum but will eat sauce in a bottle which incorporates meats many times and uses the spices and such he claims he doesn't like.

I understand this because i won't eat onions but love onion flavor.  I can eat onions as long as i don't see them or taste them separately and distinctly.

There are many foods i won't eat where they touch others, but some i don't mind.   I like some casseroles.

I was a very very very picky eater when i was a kid, yeah i was the kid who had dinner for breakfast because i refused to eat the night before because i didn't like what was being served.  (My mom was not the type to make different meals for the kids and different meals for the adults, we all ate one meal.)

i still have that pickiness and usually don't try new foods easily.   Now, i simply have more control over eating what i want, which isn't necessarily a good thing.

angel



Duskypearls -> RE: Fear of Food (11/27/2011 4:59:37 PM)

Throughought my live, I've noticed many men have very strong feelings about certain foods, and I (and ususally they) do not know from whence it comes. It's not uncommon for their diets to be strictly limited, with no chance of them EVER giving in and trying something they're positively sure they won't like, even tho' they've never tried them! Considering how adventurous they like to think they are, I find that kind of funny! Is it a control issue? I dunno know. Is it a male/testosterone carnivorian kind of thing (I know there's no such word)? I dunno. If I tried, I couldn't count how many men I've met that won't eat most vegetables, and they simply don't care if it kills them for not doing so. They want their MEAT, ala caveman style. Anybody else notice that?



Duskypearls -> RE: Fear of Food (11/27/2011 5:08:11 PM)

quote:

ORIGINAL: barelynangel

The thing is, this is a psychological issue if he doesn't eat things in the whole forum but will eat sauce in a bottle which incorporates meats many times and uses the spices and such he claims he doesn't like.

I understand this because i won't eat onions but love onion flavor.  I can eat onions as long as i don't see them or taste them separately and distinctly.

There are many foods i won't eat where they touch others, but some i don't mind.   I like some casseroles.

I was a very very very picky eater when i was a kid, yeah i was the kid who had dinner for breakfast because i refused to eat the night before because i didn't like what was being served.  (My mom was not the type to make different meals for the kids and different meals for the adults, we all ate one meal.)

i still have that pickiness and usually don't try new foods easily.   Now, i simply have more control over eating what i want, which isn't necessarily a good thing.

angel


I find this terribly interesting that your fellow doesn't want his meat in big, solid form. That's the first I've heard of that.

I know many folks, men and women, who are not keen on onions or garlic, whether they've tried it or not. Since I'm am most fond of both, and use them generously in cooking, it is not safe for those who do not care for them to be around my table. And I confess, right up front, to any prospective partner of mine...unless you have an actual allergy to either or both, chances are, I'm going to sneak them into your meals, and won't tell you, and you're going to absolutely love my cooking! Consider yourself forewarned! And don't think you can scare me off with the threat of a spanking, 'cause that'd just be icing on my cake!



LafayetteLady -> RE: Fear of Food (11/27/2011 5:13:49 PM)

I know males and females that are like that. Veggies BAD! Meat GOOD!

The point I was making is that far too often (especially around here), everyone wants to find some psychological malady that is the cause of some kind of behavior. Theoretically, anyone could be legitimately diagnosed with several listed in the DMV. It is the "it's not my fault, I suffer from 'xyz'," mentality that is ridiculous. That isn't to say that many people don't suffer from some psychosis or another, but more often than not, being a picky eater is not going to be caused by a psychological or physical condition.



barelynangel -> RE: Fear of Food (11/27/2011 5:14:02 PM)

I have no clue what you are speaking about with regard to your first sentence - i am not speaking of "my guy" -- the OP commented regarding a guy who won't eat most veggies that are used to add flavors or certain meats cooked in sauces -- but will eat sauce out of a bottle. If you read the ingredients of those sauces, they include many things this guy won't eat as a full form. I understand where he is coming from because while i don't like the full form of many things, i do like the flavor they add to things.  



angel



tiggerspoohbear -> RE: Fear of Food (11/27/2011 7:59:18 PM)

I used to hate onions and mushrooms.  Mind you, I still won't eat them raw.  But caramelize onions or give me a huge helping of sauteed mushrooms, I'm in heaven.  I always said I'd never even try haggis, and having gone out with a Dom who was Scots/Irish, and his mum from Ireland, having married his dad the Scotsman, I tried it and fell in love with it.  The fresh stuff, mind you, out of a can, I tried once, and oooo boy, can it do funny things to your intestinal tract. 

Chinese Food?  Now I'm the one trying to get my dad to try different things.  This from the daughter who only used to eat egg rolls and chicken fried rice.  There are some things I stay away from, I've tried them, and know I don't like them, but if there's something new on the buffet line, I'll try it.

Same for seafood.  For YEARS my mum fed us frozen fish sticks every damned Friday night, the catholic thing, and I developed a hatred of anything "seafood".  I'd only eat tuna and it had to be out of a can in a sandwich.  I'm now eating raw shrimp, salt & pepper shrimp, popcorn shrimp, and a few other varieties.  I've also learnt that I love crab, smoked salmon, fresh caught lake trout done on the barbecue.  Still haven't tried lobster, but I couldn't stand to eat a whole one knowing it was staring at me.

I'm still a meat and potatoes gal, that's how we were brought up.  But I'm nowhere near as picky anymore and there are lots of foods I've tried and now love.  But I still have to eat my food in order, that's just a quirk I've always had.  No reason why I can think of, only that it makes sense to me, and I'm the one doing the eating!



Duskypearls -> RE: Fear of Food (11/27/2011 8:25:25 PM)


quote:

ORIGINAL: barelynangel

I have no clue what you are speaking about with regard to your first sentence - i am not speaking of "my guy" -- the OP commented regarding a guy who won't eat most veggies that are used to add flavors or certain meats cooked in sauces -- but will eat sauce out of a bottle. If you read the ingredients of those sauces, they include many things this guy won't eat as a full form. I understand where he is coming from because while i don't like the full form of many things, i do like the flavor they add to things.  



angel


My mistake. Multiple post got mixed up in my head. Sorry for any confusion.



DesFIP -> RE: Fear of Food (11/28/2011 9:47:15 AM)

quote:

ORIGINAL: Duskypearls
I know how well meaning most of us and our intentions are, but am reminded that as humans, we are so limited in our degrees of personal experience, perspective, education, intuition, and common sense, and need be wary of being "very sure" when labeling or diagnosing anyone or anything, especially from a distance.


Equally, we need to be wary of being very sure that someone doesn't have a diagnosis, or would if they had been tested.

Schools don't diagnose unless requested to, and even then they put up roadblocks to doing so. If you're old enough that there weren't tests back then, you may have spent your whole life having people be dismissive of you for something you can't help.

And Sensory Integration Dysfunction tends not to be tested for. Certainly, schools don't do that. You have to find someone else to do that and pay out of pocket, as insurance won't cover it. So it is vastly underdiagnosed.



Duskypearls -> RE: Fear of Food (11/28/2011 10:33:20 AM)


quote:

ORIGINAL: DesFIP

quote:

ORIGINAL: Duskypearls
I know how well meaning most of us and our intentions are, but am reminded that as humans, we are so limited in our degrees of personal experience, perspective, education, intuition, and common sense, and need be wary of being "very sure" when labeling or diagnosing anyone or anything, especially from a distance.


Equally, we need to be wary of being very sure that someone doesn't have a diagnosis, or would if they had been tested.

Schools don't diagnose unless requested to, and even then they put up roadblocks to doing so. If you're old enough that there weren't tests back then, you may have spent your whole life having people be dismissive of you for something you can't help.

And Sensory Integration Dysfunction tends not to be tested for. Certainly, schools don't do that. You have to find someone else to do that and pay out of pocket, as insurance won't cover it. So it is vastly underdiagnosed.



So true.

Sensory Integration Dysfunction is a new concept to me, and I must research this further. I think it's marvelous how much we can learn from others by interacting on sites such as this.



agirl -> RE: Fear of Food (11/28/2011 10:53:19 AM)

quote:

ORIGINAL: DesFIP

quote:

ORIGINAL: Duskypearls
I know how well meaning most of us and our intentions are, but am reminded that as humans, we are so limited in our degrees of personal experience, perspective, education, intuition, and common sense, and need be wary of being "very sure" when labeling or diagnosing anyone or anything, especially from a distance.


Equally, we need to be wary of being very sure that someone doesn't have a diagnosis, or would if they had been tested.

Schools don't diagnose unless requested to, and even then they put up roadblocks to doing so. If you're old enough that there weren't tests back then, you may have spent your whole life having people be dismissive of you for something you can't help.

And Sensory Integration Dysfunction tends not to be tested for. Certainly, schools don't do that. You have to find someone else to do that and pay out of pocket, as insurance won't cover it. So it is vastly underdiagnosed.



Sure it is, as are the thousands of other disorders that abound.

Even quite common ones go amiss as they are so easily overlooked and masked. Even common ones have such varying symptoms and clues. that you may have to have some fortitude if you have concerns.

agirl






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