Adult picky eaters may actually have a disorder

[hani]

This disorder is "selective eating disorder," apparently. It's an interesting article. I wonder if it's a sensory overwhelming that's painful for other flavors that make them like bland and/or salty foods. I don't think that sentence made sense

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[rainbow_goddess]

I grew up not eating spicy foods because my mother was from a family that ate a very typical English diet -- meaning bland. On top of that, my father had severe acid reflux disease (which I inherited, yay) that spicy foods aggravated. He wouldn't even let my mother put cinnamon in apple pie.

Now I am the one with the acid reflux disease, and I'm on strong medication for it, but I still can't eat anything too spicy or it gives me a massive coughing fit. (For some reason, acid reflux can trigger asthma attacks. Just what I don't need!) I think I would actually like spicy food if it weren't for the coughing fits!

[hani]

Ah, I'm sorry you have acid reflux! Can you handle cinnamon, unlike your father?

[unico_love]

I have picky eating (but not that picky!) due to autism. Michael's is due to OCD. Unlike what the article says, I don't eat bacon or carrots. I also wouldn't eat any cheese other than a little bit on pizza until very recently (I still won't eat cheese usually, though).

[hani]

I like brie cheese on crackers. The first time was when visiting a friend in Geneva. It was so different for me.

[unico_love]

Brie cheese looks good to me because it reminds me of cream cheese in appearance, which I love:)