I'm a picky eater. Always have been. Always will be. I'm all about textures. Not sure why. It drives my husband crazy. I don't like to be forced or coerced into eating things I don't like or think I don't like. This, I am quite certain, stems from very old childhood baggage. But, if you let me try things in my own time, I might actually change my mind.
Take Greek Yogurt, for example. I've tried it before and in the past it just tasted sour and gritty to me. My cousin recently purchased a large container of it and she didn't like it either. She left it in the fridge and I finally decided to give it another chance as I didn't want to waste it. Okay, this is soooooo weird. I like it now. What's up with that? I surmise it is because I quit drinking coffee the first of May and my sugar consumption has dropped drastically. All of a sudden, that Greek Yogurt is not sour and I find it very creamy with no grit. All I can taste is how wonderfully sweet it is. Who knew?
TAKE AWAY: I gotta keep an open mind.
That's why I used to ask my kids to give foods a second chance even if they didn't like it the first time. Sometimes our taste buds just need to "warm up" to the idea. :-)
ReplyDeleteI was forced to eat foods I didn't like as a child. I think it's cruel. But I do like the idea of asking kids to give food a 2nd chance! I might try that with some of our very picky grandkids. Thanks for the idea!!
DeleteIt is hard to feed a family or group of people that all have their own dislikes and likes, huh? When my kids were little, I asked them to take one taste and if they didn't like it they didn't have to eat it... they could fix themselves something else to eat. (That way I didn't have to spend extra time making "special orders" for everyone.) I'm with you... I think forcing children to eat foods they don't like is cruel!
DeleteWhen I was little, I used to eat only items I thought were pretty. If they looked ugly, I would tell my mom "I don't like it." Until my grandma proved me wrong with some delicious flan, that looked darn ugly, but boy did it taste good!
ReplyDeleteOh ..... right ... I know exactly what you mean! I used to think I didn't like tamales and today they might just be one of my most favorite things to eat. Flan is a weird dessert but soooooo yummy! Thanks for commenting!!!!
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