I just overheard a coworker saying “Oh, I would never try that in my life!”, in a discussion of food. (This was about consuming a steak cooked less than medium well). It made me wonder what life is like for those who refuse to try new food, especially those who refuse to try mundane things like fried shrimp.
Why limit yourself? It seems like such a closed-minded way to view food. Help me understand?
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I wasn’t going to do this, but I’m tired of replying to people and will post this at the top.
The person that prompted this question is a close-minded piece of crap. He has no sensory issues, just a shitty mindset, with ignorance and prejudice on display with no shame. I have the pleasure of hearing his annoying shit every night.
The knee-jerk reactions I have received from people in this post have had me examine my own knee-jerk reactions, attributing malice to that which may be misunderstanding rather than bigotry or hatred. This is what I am taking away from this post. That even I should take a chill pill every now and again; it’s not all a tragedy.
I will not delete it, because there are some very thoughtful replies that explain different viewpoints, that people took time to type out. It would be disrespectful to them to do that.
Call me what you like. Don’t care. I will not be replying to any other replies.
…or you can just “let them be”. I also spent eons waiting at the dinner table for my food to magically disappear - sadly, it didn’t happen.
When my daughter was starting to eat, she was rather " picky". My spouse (a vegan) and I agreed to just let her be, if she just wants to eat broccoli or tofu - fine (as long as she doesn’t show signs of malnutrition).
As she grew up, she chose to try new food. She is actually a fantastic cook - I never made the kind of complicated dishes that she makes, when I was her age.
Of course, she’ll never be the kind of person who will eat everything (neither am I), but that’s totally fine.
Yes, I agree. My advice is more for situations I’ve witnessed where a kid’s diet is dangerously limited (I knew a kid that, no joke, only ate chocolate chip Clif Bars. The family had to plan their vacations around places where they were sold.)
But in most cases, just let the person be.