General thinking from entitled individuals who believe that the society owes them...

I am angry (not irrationally IMO) that people refuse to become educated about others who have severe aversions to certain types of foods, and that aversion has NOTHING to do with choice.

Instead, the belligerent bigots yammer on about "picky eaters" without learning facts, like many of the PPs.

Do PPs also criticize those who have other sense differences (like sight, sound, smell) the same way? I can't imagine badgering and being annoyed by a person with a sight difference, "What do you mean you can't see that bird in the sky? It's so obvious!" or sound, "Why can't you hear that babbling brook, I can?!!"

People who have taste differences do NOT taste the same way others may. In some, the extreme bitter taste from some vegetables is enough to set off a gag reflex.

That is not a choice. And it is not a reflection on your cooking skills or meal choices. So stop trying to shame someone who won't eat that broccoli you heaped on their plate.

Crosby G, et al. (2016). Super-tasters and non-tasters: Is it better to be average?
https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/2016/05/31/super-tasters-non-tasters-is-it-better-to-be-average/

Eldeghaidy S, et al. (2018). An automated method to detect and quantify fungiform papillae in the human tongue: Validation and relationship to phenotypical differences in taste perception.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5766753/
Jilani H, et al. (2017). Association between the number of fungiform papillae on the tip of the tongue and sensory taste perception in children.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5533126/
Khan AM, et al. (2019). Impact of fungiform papillae count on taste perception and different methods of taste assessment and their clinical applications: A comprehensive review.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6839668/
Statistics on taste. (2010).
https://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/statistics/statistics-taste#stats
Taste disorders. (2017).
https://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/taste-disorders

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Anonymous wrote:Even though we're pass covid, I still order ahead for groceries stores and target and people who park in the pickup spaces but go in the store is INFURIATING. It's just laziness, selfishness and entitlement.

This is a big issue at my current store. Amazed at how people will just ignore clear signs and look right at you waiting for a space. It’s a hassle to the workers who have figure out where we are.

This is probably because with the pandemic over, most people don't feel that 17 parking spaces need to be devoted to those doing pickup rather than shopping inside like the vast majority of people.

So there are 17 spaces out of 258 that are available for people doing pick up, which means you may have to walk 10 feet farther to get into the store. How do you do it?!?

I park there all the time on purpose to pisseople like you off. No Target you don’t need 20 curbside spots. No one is doing that anymore.

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Anonymous wrote:Picky eaters who complain about food. I don’t mean real allergies, I mean people who just don’t eat so and so and like to point it out and complain about it. Just eat the food.

Oh god my husband. Do you know how hard it is to cook without onions? How he sounds like an 8 year old when he orders at restaurants.

And I am one of those picky eaters who is annoyed by people like you. Why is it so irritating to you if your DH says, "No onions, please." when he orders something in a restaurant? Many people have certain foods they don't care for. That's why there is a variety of choice on menus. Intolerance of others is a much worse annoyance than someone's food choice.

Because he (and you) sound like an 8 year old. Eat what's put in front of you.
I have a friend who doesn't like fruit, won't eat any wild game, etc.
I feel like its immature, indulgent and attention seeking.

You can feel whatever you like but spewing your opinion only shows your glaring ignorance and your immaturity. Why not try educating yourself to the FACT that not all human beings taste things the same way and have actual physical/genetic reasons for the way they experience taste and smell. Here's an article from Harvard to get you started:

https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/2016/05/31/super-tasters-non-tasters-is-it-better-to-be-average/

Not pp, but of course foods taste differently to different people.

But most people have the dignity to eat what's put in front of them, because they're not entitled picky brats. You don't have to absolutely love everything you eat. If someone goes through the effort to make something for you, have a modicum of dignity to not complain.

What about the entitled, picky brats who simply can’t BEAR to cook their undoubtedly sh!tty stew (or whatever) without onions because OMG it doesn’t taste the SAME (horrors)!

You can make your own stew, then.

What other people make? You either don't eat and make your own, or shut up and eat.

Of course I’ll make my own! Better than eating the slop served by yet another home “chef” on a bizarre power trip. I’ll bet you also refuse to cook steak to your guests’ or family members’ desired level of doneness, too…

It's one thing to make a pot of chili, without onions, that serves everyone. Easy, but not as tasty for others.
It's quite another to cook a steak to desired doneness.

Ha I was just thinking about my picky friend who was irritated that I made chili with onions, diced tomatoes and beans. He only likes ground beef and tomato sauce like his mom makes it. He was truly offended that I was so inconsiderate.

He should have brought a can of sloppy joe mix with him then.

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Anonymous wrote:Even though we're pass covid, I still order ahead for groceries stores and target and people who park in the pickup spaces but go in the store is INFURIATING. It's just laziness, selfishness and entitlement.

This is a big issue at my current store. Amazed at how people will just ignore clear signs and look right at you waiting for a space. It’s a hassle to the workers who have figure out where we are.

This is probably because with the pandemic over, most people don't feel that 17 parking spaces need to be devoted to those doing pickup rather than shopping inside like the vast majority of people.

So there are 17 spaces out of 258 that are available for people doing pick up, which means you may have to walk 10 feet farther to get into the store. How do you do it?!?

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Anonymous wrote:Picky eaters who complain about food. I don’t mean real allergies, I mean people who just don’t eat so and so and like to point it out and complain about it. Just eat the food.

Oh god my husband. Do you know how hard it is to cook without onions? How he sounds like an 8 year old when he orders at restaurants.

And I am one of those picky eaters who is annoyed by people like you. Why is it so irritating to you if your DH says, "No onions, please." when he orders something in a restaurant? Many people have certain foods they don't care for. That's why there is a variety of choice on menus. Intolerance of others is a much worse annoyance than someone's food choice.

Because he (and you) sound like an 8 year old. Eat what's put in front of you.
I have a friend who doesn't like fruit, won't eat any wild game, etc.
I feel like its immature, indulgent and attention seeking.

There is a big difference in someone saying no onions please or no mushrooms please and someone who practically creates their own meal with multiple customizations. I’m not very picky but there’s also a huge difference in eating something like olives which you don’t care for and being forced to eat wild game. I’ll easily do the first but there is no chance I’m eating any game or veal.

Game and veal are two wildly different things. Veal is cruel and should be abolished. Game you may not like the taste of because it's different from what you're used to if you only eat steak, but veal from a texture standpoint is almost the exact opposite of game, which is kind of the point, and why it is so awful.

Anonymous wrote:Child free people who come on this website and talk about how great it is to be child free. If it so great why are you spending your time on a website for kids and families? Go away.

This website has grown a lot from being for DC area moms to now including dads, people outside the DMV, and basically anyone with a pulse.

I agree with you if you want to gripe about certain threads, however. No need to comment on a thread that doesn't pertain to you. I have two girls and they don't play football, so I don't need to comment with my thoughts on young boys playing tackle football, for example.

I hate onions. HATE THEM.
I will not eat them.
But... and I think this is where the picky eater annoyance comes in... I would never in a million years mention it if someone serves me food with onions. I will eat your chilli and do my best to just avoid the onions, and make it look like I just didn't finish the bowl.
I will calmly take the onions off my burger.
People may or may not notice, but I certainly won't mention it.
I do have one friend, though, who won't eat most vegetables. Which is fine if she would just... not eat them. But no - she needs to tell everyone all about how much she hates them, and order all her food at restaurants without them.

Eat what you want. But just be chill about it.

Parents who let their kids ride bikes without helmets. For some reason I see this a lot in my neighborhood in Fairfax County, which I find surprising.

Same goes for parents who let their kids ski or snowboard without a helmet.

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Anonymous wrote:Picky eaters who complain about food. I don’t mean real allergies, I mean people who just don’t eat so and so and like to point it out and complain about it. Just eat the food.

Oh god my husband. Do you know how hard it is to cook without onions? How he sounds like an 8 year old when he orders at restaurants.

And I am one of those picky eaters who is annoyed by people like you. Why is it so irritating to you if your DH says, "No onions, please." when he orders something in a restaurant? Many people have certain foods they don't care for. That's why there is a variety of choice on menus. Intolerance of others is a much worse annoyance than someone's food choice.

Because he (and you) sound like an 8 year old. Eat what's put in front of you.
I have a friend who doesn't like fruit, won't eat any wild game, etc.
I feel like its immature, indulgent and attention seeking.

You can feel whatever you like but spewing your opinion only shows your glaring ignorance and your immaturity. Why not try educating yourself to the FACT that not all human beings taste things the same way and have actual physical/genetic reasons for the way they experience taste and smell. Here's an article from Harvard to get you started:

https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/2016/05/31/super-tasters-non-tasters-is-it-better-to-be-average/

Not pp, but of course foods taste differently to different people.

But most people have the dignity to eat what's put in front of them, because they're not entitled picky brats. You don't have to absolutely love everything you eat. If someone goes through the effort to make something for you, have a modicum of dignity to not complain.

What about the entitled, picky brats who simply can’t BEAR to cook their undoubtedly sh!tty stew (or whatever) without onions because OMG it doesn’t taste the SAME (horrors)!

You can make your own stew, then.

What other people make? You either don't eat and make your own, or shut up and eat.

Of course I’ll make my own! Better than eating the slop served by yet another home “chef” on a bizarre power trip. I’ll bet you also refuse to cook steak to your guests’ or family members’ desired level of doneness, too…

It's one thing to make a pot of chili, without onions, that serves everyone. Easy, but not as tasty for others.
It's quite another to cook a steak to desired doneness.

This. Steaks are cooked to the individual’s desired doneness. No one wants to eat a big pot of bland chili because a single adult thinks onions are icky, but has no actual allergy to them.

I have bad news for you: if you think onions are the difference between your chili being tasty or bland… then your chili is bland either way.

Are you the grown-up who refuses to eat onions, like a toddler? If so, I’ll just go ahead and completely disregard your opinion on what makes something tasty

No, I am not a picky eater. But I am also not a control freak or such a crappy, worthless excuse for a cook that I can’t make something tasty without one specific ingredient in order to make someone I care about happy.

(But seriously, if you can’t make something tasty without onions you are a terrible cook.)

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Anonymous wrote:Picky eaters who complain about food. I don’t mean real allergies, I mean people who just don’t eat so and so and like to point it out and complain about it. Just eat the food.

Oh god my husband. Do you know how hard it is to cook without onions? How he sounds like an 8 year old when he orders at restaurants.

And I am one of those picky eaters who is annoyed by people like you. Why is it so irritating to you if your DH says, "No onions, please." when he orders something in a restaurant? Many people have certain foods they don't care for. That's why there is a variety of choice on menus. Intolerance of others is a much worse annoyance than someone's food choice.

Because he (and you) sound like an 8 year old. Eat what's put in front of you.
I have a friend who doesn't like fruit, won't eat any wild game, etc.
I feel like its immature, indulgent and attention seeking.

You can feel whatever you like but spewing your opinion only shows your glaring ignorance and your immaturity. Why not try educating yourself to the FACT that not all human beings taste things the same way and have actual physical/genetic reasons for the way they experience taste and smell. Here's an article from Harvard to get you started:

https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/2016/05/31/super-tasters-non-tasters-is-it-better-to-be-average/

Not pp, but of course foods taste differently to different people.

But most people have the dignity to eat what's put in front of them, because they're not entitled picky brats. You don't have to absolutely love everything you eat. If someone goes through the effort to make something for you, have a modicum of dignity to not complain.

What about the entitled, picky brats who simply can’t BEAR to cook their undoubtedly sh!tty stew (or whatever) without onions because OMG it doesn’t taste the SAME (horrors)!

You can make your own stew, then.

What other people make? You either don't eat and make your own, or shut up and eat.

Of course I’ll make my own! Better than eating the slop served by yet another home “chef” on a bizarre power trip. I’ll bet you also refuse to cook steak to your guests’ or family members’ desired level of doneness, too…

It's one thing to make a pot of chili, without onions, that serves everyone. Easy, but not as tasty for others.
It's quite another to cook a steak to desired doneness.

This. Steaks are cooked to the individual’s desired doneness. No one wants to eat a big pot of bland chili because a single adult thinks onions are icky, but has no actual allergy to them.

I have bad news for you: if you think onions are the difference between your chili being tasty or bland… then your chili is bland either way.

Are you the grown-up who refuses to eat onions, like a toddler? If so, I’ll just go ahead and completely disregard your opinion on what makes something tasty

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I'm not going to let someone with the palate of a 5 year old tell me what's tasty vs bland lol.

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Anonymous wrote:Picky eaters who complain about food. I don’t mean real allergies, I mean people who just don’t eat so and so and like to point it out and complain about it. Just eat the food.

Oh god my husband. Do you know how hard it is to cook without onions? How he sounds like an 8 year old when he orders at restaurants.

And I am one of those picky eaters who is annoyed by people like you. Why is it so irritating to you if your DH says, "No onions, please." when he orders something in a restaurant? Many people have certain foods they don't care for. That's why there is a variety of choice on menus. Intolerance of others is a much worse annoyance than someone's food choice.

Because he (and you) sound like an 8 year old. Eat what's put in front of you.
I have a friend who doesn't like fruit, won't eat any wild game, etc.
I feel like its immature, indulgent and attention seeking.

You can feel whatever you like but spewing your opinion only shows your glaring ignorance and your immaturity. Why not try educating yourself to the FACT that not all human beings taste things the same way and have actual physical/genetic reasons for the way they experience taste and smell. Here's an article from Harvard to get you started:

https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/2016/05/31/super-tasters-non-tasters-is-it-better-to-be-average/

Not pp, but of course foods taste differently to different people.

But most people have the dignity to eat what's put in front of them, because they're not entitled picky brats. You don't have to absolutely love everything you eat. If someone goes through the effort to make something for you, have a modicum of dignity to not complain.

What about the entitled, picky brats who simply can’t BEAR to cook their undoubtedly sh!tty stew (or whatever) without onions because OMG it doesn’t taste the SAME (horrors)!

You can make your own stew, then.

What other people make? You either don't eat and make your own, or shut up and eat.

Of course I’ll make my own! Better than eating the slop served by yet another home “chef” on a bizarre power trip. I’ll bet you also refuse to cook steak to your guests’ or family members’ desired level of doneness, too…

It's one thing to make a pot of chili, without onions, that serves everyone. Easy, but not as tasty for others.
It's quite another to cook a steak to desired doneness.

This. Steaks are cooked to the individual’s desired doneness. No one wants to eat a big pot of bland chili because a single adult thinks onions are icky, but has no actual allergy to them.

I have bad news for you: if you think onions are the difference between your chili being tasty or bland… then your chili is bland either way.

Are you the grown-up who refuses to eat onions, like a toddler? If so, I’ll just go ahead and completely disregard your opinion on what makes something tasty

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Anonymous wrote:Picky eaters who complain about food. I don’t mean real allergies, I mean people who just don’t eat so and so and like to point it out and complain about it. Just eat the food.

Oh god my husband. Do you know how hard it is to cook without onions? How he sounds like an 8 year old when he orders at restaurants.

And I am one of those picky eaters who is annoyed by people like you. Why is it so irritating to you if your DH says, "No onions, please." when he orders something in a restaurant? Many people have certain foods they don't care for. That's why there is a variety of choice on menus. Intolerance of others is a much worse annoyance than someone's food choice.

Because he (and you) sound like an 8 year old. Eat what's put in front of you.
I have a friend who doesn't like fruit, won't eat any wild game, etc.
I feel like its immature, indulgent and attention seeking.

You can feel whatever you like but spewing your opinion only shows your glaring ignorance and your immaturity. Why not try educating yourself to the FACT that not all human beings taste things the same way and have actual physical/genetic reasons for the way they experience taste and smell. Here's an article from Harvard to get you started:

https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/2016/05/31/super-tasters-non-tasters-is-it-better-to-be-average/

Not pp, but of course foods taste differently to different people.

But most people have the dignity to eat what's put in front of them, because they're not entitled picky brats. You don't have to absolutely love everything you eat. If someone goes through the effort to make something for you, have a modicum of dignity to not complain.

What about the entitled, picky brats who simply can’t BEAR to cook their undoubtedly sh!tty stew (or whatever) without onions because OMG it doesn’t taste the SAME (horrors)!

You can make your own stew, then.

What other people make? You either don't eat and make your own, or shut up and eat.

Of course I’ll make my own! Better than eating the slop served by yet another home “chef” on a bizarre power trip. I’ll bet you also refuse to cook steak to your guests’ or family members’ desired level of doneness, too…

It's one thing to make a pot of chili, without onions, that serves everyone. Easy, but not as tasty for others.
It's quite another to cook a steak to desired doneness.

Ha I was just thinking about my picky friend who was irritated that I made chili with onions, diced tomatoes and beans. He only likes ground beef and tomato sauce like his mom makes it. He was truly offended that I was so inconsiderate.

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Anonymous wrote:Picky eaters who complain about food. I don’t mean real allergies, I mean people who just don’t eat so and so and like to point it out and complain about it. Just eat the food.

Oh god my husband. Do you know how hard it is to cook without onions? How he sounds like an 8 year old when he orders at restaurants.

And I am one of those picky eaters who is annoyed by people like you. Why is it so irritating to you if your DH says, "No onions, please." when he orders something in a restaurant? Many people have certain foods they don't care for. That's why there is a variety of choice on menus. Intolerance of others is a much worse annoyance than someone's food choice.

Because he (and you) sound like an 8 year old. Eat what's put in front of you.
I have a friend who doesn't like fruit, won't eat any wild game, etc.
I feel like its immature, indulgent and attention seeking.

You can feel whatever you like but spewing your opinion only shows your glaring ignorance and your immaturity. Why not try educating yourself to the FACT that not all human beings taste things the same way and have actual physical/genetic reasons for the way they experience taste and smell. Here's an article from Harvard to get you started:

https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/2016/05/31/super-tasters-non-tasters-is-it-better-to-be-average/

Not pp, but of course foods taste differently to different people.

But most people have the dignity to eat what's put in front of them, because they're not entitled picky brats. You don't have to absolutely love everything you eat. If someone goes through the effort to make something for you, have a modicum of dignity to not complain.

What about the entitled, picky brats who simply can’t BEAR to cook their undoubtedly sh!tty stew (or whatever) without onions because OMG it doesn’t taste the SAME (horrors)!

You can make your own stew, then.

What other people make? You either don't eat and make your own, or shut up and eat.

Of course I’ll make my own! Better than eating the slop served by yet another home “chef” on a bizarre power trip. I’ll bet you also refuse to cook steak to your guests’ or family members’ desired level of doneness, too…

It's one thing to make a pot of chili, without onions, that serves everyone. Easy, but not as tasty for others.
It's quite another to cook a steak to desired doneness.

This. Steaks are cooked to the individual’s desired doneness. No one wants to eat a big pot of bland chili because a single adult thinks onions are icky, but has no actual allergy to them.

I have bad news for you: if you think onions are the difference between your chili being tasty or bland… then your chili is bland either way.

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Anonymous wrote:Picky eaters who complain about food. I don’t mean real allergies, I mean people who just don’t eat so and so and like to point it out and complain about it. Just eat the food.

Oh god my husband. Do you know how hard it is to cook without onions? How he sounds like an 8 year old when he orders at restaurants.

And I am one of those picky eaters who is annoyed by people like you. Why is it so irritating to you if your DH says, "No onions, please." when he orders something in a restaurant? Many people have certain foods they don't care for. That's why there is a variety of choice on menus. Intolerance of others is a much worse annoyance than someone's food choice.

Because he (and you) sound like an 8 year old. Eat what's put in front of you.
I have a friend who doesn't like fruit, won't eat any wild game, etc.
I feel like its immature, indulgent and attention seeking.

You can feel whatever you like but spewing your opinion only shows your glaring ignorance and your immaturity. Why not try educating yourself to the FACT that not all human beings taste things the same way and have actual physical/genetic reasons for the way they experience taste and smell. Here's an article from Harvard to get you started:

https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/2016/05/31/super-tasters-non-tasters-is-it-better-to-be-average/

Not pp, but of course foods taste differently to different people.

But most people have the dignity to eat what's put in front of them, because they're not entitled picky brats. You don't have to absolutely love everything you eat. If someone goes through the effort to make something for you, have a modicum of dignity to not complain.

What about the entitled, picky brats who simply can’t BEAR to cook their undoubtedly sh!tty stew (or whatever) without onions because OMG it doesn’t taste the SAME (horrors)!

You can make your own stew, then.

What other people make? You either don't eat and make your own, or shut up and eat.

Of course I’ll make my own! Better than eating the slop served by yet another home “chef” on a bizarre power trip. I’ll bet you also refuse to cook steak to your guests’ or family members’ desired level of doneness, too…

It's one thing to make a pot of chili, without onions, that serves everyone. Easy, but not as tasty for others.
It's quite another to cook a steak to desired doneness.

This. Steaks are cooked to the individual’s desired doneness. No one wants to eat a big pot of bland chili because a single adult thinks onions are icky, but has no actual allergy to them.

Agree with both pps.

Lord, the picky eaters are tiring. I'm sorry someone way back when indulged you that this was ok behavior, but it's not. It's time to grow up. It's ok to eat things you don't like.

There are common things I don't like (mushrooms, olives, etc) but I sure as hell would never ask for someone to cater to my individual liking and omit things from their recipe. I eat what I'm served, because I'm a polite adult.