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re: “My child isn’t picky. His brain just won’t let him try new foods”
Posted on 11/3/25 at 12:33 pm to barry
Posted on 11/3/25 at 12:33 pm to barry
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my wife was a picky eater as a child and she said it got better as she got older.
Fortunately, picky eating often gets better as people age because of the way society treats it.
Being a grown arse man ordering chicken tenders at a white tablecloth restaurant in front of your boss is embarrassing as hell, so sane people kinda force themselves out of their pickiness.
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Posted on 11/3/25 at 12:34 pm to cbree88
My kid was picky until she started competitive sports. Then she’d get in the car after practice and eat whatever you had. Now she eats everything
Posted on 11/3/25 at 12:37 pm to UptownJoeBrown
I would be curious if, psychologically, the whole "eat your vegetables" trope kids grow up seeing on TV/from their parents almost makes them dislike vegetables more than they would have on their own.
Like it plants the idea in their head that vegetables MUST be gross if all the adults are constantly singing about how good they are for us.
Like it plants the idea in their head that vegetables MUST be gross if all the adults are constantly singing about how good they are for us.
Posted on 11/3/25 at 12:50 pm to LouisianaLady
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ike it plants the idea in their head that vegetables MUST be gross if all the adults are constantly singing about how good they are for us
did you know that they actually genetically engineered brussel sprouts to taste better in the 1990s
There is definitely some defiance/control dynamics at play
Posted on 11/3/25 at 12:53 pm to cbree88
"you just don't know how hard it is to be a momma bear these days all my lils are on the spectrum and conveniently only eat processed foods that just need microwaving"
Posted on 11/3/25 at 12:57 pm to dyslexiateechur
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My stepson has this.
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Not much we could do only having him on weekends.
Posted on 11/3/25 at 12:58 pm to gumbo2176
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You either ate what was put on your plate or you went hungry----your choice
This was 100% my grandparents and my parents. I got ONE compromise out of my grandmother. I hated cooked carrots. She let me have raw carrot sticks at dinner instead.
Parents always think "we'll fix it later," when kids start shite like asking for nuggets all the time. The time to fix these behaviors is always, always yesterday.
Posted on 11/3/25 at 1:09 pm to LemmyLives
shite like this is why I let my ex wife’s husband raise my kids.
Posted on 11/3/25 at 1:10 pm to BOSCEAUX
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My son was super picky when he was little. Now as an adult he will try shite I wouldn’t even consider
Our child was too, but grew out of it.
Posted on 11/3/25 at 1:10 pm to bad93ex
quote:I remember being called a picky eater because I didn’t like a few vegetables, most soup, and pork chops
We have an extended family member that will only eat chicken tenders that are cut in a certain way but this behavior was 100% enabled by an overbearing grandmother.
Posted on 11/3/25 at 1:11 pm to Mingo Was His NameO
quote:it’s funny because you’re not joking
shite like this is why I let my ex wife’s husband raise my kids.
Posted on 11/3/25 at 1:33 pm to GreatLakesTiger24
Our rule you have to try something 3 different times. Just one bite. If you don't like it you're free to spit it out. After the 3rd you're done.
Posted on 11/3/25 at 1:48 pm to lsudave1
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ARFID is a legit eating disorder
A few of them miss meal cramps will cure that shiite quick.
Posted on 11/3/25 at 1:49 pm to GreatLakesTiger24
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I remember being called a picky eater because I didn’t like a few vegetables, most soup, and pork chops
That's just it. It is totally okay to have foods you dislike. We all have them.
As strict as my parents were about food, we were allowed to have a very small number of meals we didn't like (for whatever reason, it was étouffée for my brother and I).
However, all these picky people of today coincidentally only eat nuggets, pizza, mac and cheese/noodles, and french fries. I was mind blown the first time I learned what "buttered noodles" was. I had no idea so many people eat that.
Obviously there are times you can let your kid eat a "fun" meal, but parents feeding their children noodles and freaking butter for dinner on a regular basis blows my mind.
This post was edited on 11/3/25 at 1:56 pm
Posted on 11/3/25 at 2:08 pm to cbree88
My kids pediatrician said to keep giving them new things and if they don’t eat it the first time, they aren’t going to starve over a missed meal, and to try again, then again. I wasn’t the parent to force them to eat, but it did give me the confidence we’ll serve it again because we pay the bills and we like it, so you can at least try it.
Posted on 11/3/25 at 2:13 pm to barry
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My daughter could tell, its not mental, its physical.
As a former picky eater, you're 100% correct.
There were times when my parents tried to get me to eat certain foods and I'd literally vomit
Posted on 11/3/25 at 2:30 pm to Motorboat
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Tell me how you "force" this, please. I'm all ears.
I grab him by his face and shove a bite in his mouth.
Seriously.
If I let my wife cater to him he'd only eat candy, cheese, noodles and chicken tenders.
Instead he had hog head cheese on a biscuit for breakfast.
Why? Because 18 months ago I shoved a bite into his mouth while he was screaming.
Posted on 11/3/25 at 2:32 pm to cbree88
It isn't the kid's brain keeping it from eating/trying different foods, it is its stomach. It just isn't hungry enough.
Posted on 11/3/25 at 2:34 pm to SlowFlowPro
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For instance, I read once that if you don't eat veggies for a while, when you start back they will taste bad. We have an evolutionary concern built in for veggies from our hunter-gatherer days because of the threat of poisonous plants.
Salt and butter make them all taste good.
Posted on 11/3/25 at 2:37 pm to X123F45
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I grab him by his face and shove a bite in his mouth.
Seriously.
If I let my wife cater to him he'd only eat candy, cheese, noodles and chicken tenders.
Instead he had hog head cheese on a biscuit for breakfast.
Why? Because 18 months ago I shoved a bite into his mouth while he was screaming.
My dad would do similar but try and make us laugh while doing it. We would laugh and he would then say, see you like peas.
Now I love peas.
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