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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I hate that people are saying to put food on your plate and push it around. Stop wasting food!  As a host, it burns inside when I am scraping plates filled with food. Why did you take it if you weren't going to eat it? Stop wasting money and food! [/quote]

It's when people are pushing food on you. In OP's case, she's talking about hosts who insist on serving you food and ask you questions if you decline it. They are leaving you no other choice. You take a small serving, eat what you can (if you can) and cut up the rest or push it around so it doesn't look untouched on your plate.

I have been served food at people's houses that was inedible or close to it. Food that was burned, undercooked, totally unseasoned, etc. The people serving it either don't know or are so lacking in social graces that they think it's okay to serve food like that. The food is wasted no matter what. It's okay to sacrifice some of it to save a little face and get through the meal.[/quote]

Nah. Most of the time, we aren’t talking about food that is “inedible or close to it.” We’re talking about adults who think it’s cute to be “picky eaters” like a 5-year-old or to self-pathologist not prefering certain foods.[/quote]

I think it's actually both -- some people are picky and also done hosts serve bad food.

Ultimately my take is live and let live. If someone doesn't want to eat food I serve, that's fine. I put effort in to offer people food that tastes good to me but different people like different things. Maybe they have a sensitive stomach, a food restriction i don't know about, are truly not hungry. They might have an eating disorder. It's none of my business.

Someone else choosing not to eat doesn't actually affect me in any way. Even if they are just being super picky! They'll be hungry, but I won't, so why do I care?[/quote]

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