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[quote=Anonymous]My FIL was the pickiest adult I've ever encountered. It was partly because he had health issues that made him sensitive to a lot of foods (basically anything with any spice at all). It was always pretty tough to accommodate him, especially because my DH and I really love spicy foods, especially Mexican, Indian, Thai, and Chinese food. When we visited with his family, we wound up eating in a lot.

But I also think sometimes older people in general just become resistant to trying new things and also can just get grouchy and demanding. My mom is not a picky eater at all in terms of the kind of food she will eat, but it's still hard to please her when we go out to eat because she will complain about the tiniest inconvenience or if any aspect of her meal is not exactly what she expected. Even my dad, who has always been one of the more adventurous eaters I've met in my life, can be a challenge because he's just getting older and complains more and is harder to please. I think it's unfortunately just a normal part of aging.

We are currently in the phase of having hard-to-please older relatives as well as picky young eaters and honestly, I don't even care where we go when we eat out with the whole family anymore because my main goal is simply to avoid any major blowups and survive. We save the really great restaurants for date nights or meals with friends where we might actually get to enjoy it![/quote]

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