Re: CHAThillary & debbie: yukky foods

[Guest guest]

I love the smell of popcorn in the theatres, but the microwave one??? GAG!!!

Adam must make 3 bags of it a day. My house is perpetually smelling of it!!! Oh

it makes me sick. I wonder why?

I remember when I had quit smoking a few years ago (I started again, sigh) but

during my 3 months of non smoking my sense of smell came back in SPADES!! IT was

worth it to start smoking again just NOT TO SMELL.

One night I couldn't get to sleep because I could smell grease. In the middle of

the night I was pouring baking soda down my drains then went out on the front

lawn to scrub the crap out of my frying pan. GROSS!!! And don't even get me

started on the smell of fish!! I refuse to go to any restaurants that serve

fish. YUCK! My father loves egg sandwiches (he calls them sammiches....he's so

funny) but cook them??? My mother is forbidden to cook eggs---he will leave the

house if she starts!

Interesting eh? We do have the most interesting conversations here!

Deb

Re: Food textures - question for Hillary - hope it

makes sense

Hi Gillian,

No, I don't mind you asking. I'm trying to think of a way to explain my

distaste of certain textures...I wish I could tell you that my aversion to

certain things could be tied to a deep psychological scar from my childhood,

because then my aversions would seem logical. Unfortunately, they're not

logical at all. I really cannot describe it any other way than I hate the way

certain things feel in my mouth (esp. the " mushy " things). It has nothing to

do with taste, bad experience, bad associations, etc. I just don't like the

way they feel when they hit my mouth. It also has nothing to do with chewing

or swallowing. I'm sorry, I know that is not a very satisfactory answer. I

will say, however, that my aversion to ground meats probably comes more from

what I know goes into those products than it does with the way they feel in my

mout! h. I & n! bsp; ate ground beef, turkey and sausage from about the age of

eight until I was thirteen or so - I blame that aversion on a

burgeoning awareness of the world . I had many, many hours of both

feeding and speech therapy growing up, and none of those professionals seemed

to be able to explain it either. And in all honesty, I'm not really sure how

much good the feeding therapy actually did me.

There are certain things when I put in my mouth (mostly the " mushy "

things like bananas) that make me want to vomit because of their texture. I

also have an extreme aversion to/dislike of butter or butter related products.

I can't stand the way they taste, look, feel and smell. I have no explanation

for this, either, it just is. As I said earlier, I really wish I had a better,

more revealing answer to give you, but I don't understand my aversions much

more than anyone else does . I will say, though, that I have gotten better

about at least trying things as I get older. There's still a lot that I try

that I don't like, but at least I try it.

In an interesting sidenote, I've always LOVED more ethnic type/non

American foods (Thai, Indian, Mexican, any and all Asian cuisine, Ethiopian,

etc.).

~Hillary

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[Guest guest]

Deb - You make me laugh Deb. LOL Thank you. Good Morning by the

way.

- H

> Hi Hillary and Gillian

> I am going to horn in on your conversation. As I read Hillary's

explanation of her food aversions, I kept thinking " that's what I

think about butter " ; imagine my surprise, towards the end, when

Hillary said she gets that way with butter too.

> It would be interesting to discover if it's a sensory issue or

just " human nature " . I had no " bad psychological experiences " as a

child in regards to butter, I just abhor it. I can't tell you how

many times I've had to throw away a yummy looking pre-made sandwich

from the stores because I bite into it only to discover butter!!

> However, as a kid, I use to have to take a real foul tasting

medicine that was orange in colouring (some antibiotic); it makes me

shudder even now to think about it. But as a result I refuse to eat

anything orange coloured. No orange Popsicles, no O.J., nothing!!

Now that is all psychological!.

> Interesting topic

>

> Deb

>

> Re: Food textures - question for

Hillary - hope it makes sense

>

>

> Hi Gillian,

> No, I don't mind you asking. I'm trying to think of a way

to explain my distaste of certain textures...I wish I could tell

you that my aversion to certain things could be tied to a deep

psychological scar from my childhood, because then my aversions

would seem logical. Unfortunately, they're not logical at all. I

really cannot describe it any other way than I hate the way certain

things feel in my mouth (esp. the " mushy " things). It has nothing

to do with taste, bad experience, bad associations, etc. I just

don't like the way they feel when they hit my mouth. It also has

nothing to do with chewing or swallowing. I'm sorry, I know that

is not a very satisfactory answer. I will say, however, that my

aversion to ground meats probably comes more from what I know goes

into those products than it does with the way they feel in my mout!

h. I & n! bsp; ate ground beef, turkey and sausage from about the age

of eight until I was thirteen or so - I blame that aversion on a

> burgeoning awareness of the world . I had many, many hours

of both feeding and speech therapy growing up, and none of those

professionals seemed to be able to explain it either. And in all

honesty, I'm not really sure how much good the feeding therapy

actually did me.

>

> There are certain things when I put in my mouth (mostly

the " mushy " things like bananas) that make me want to vomit because

of their texture. I also have an extreme aversion to/dislike of

butter or butter related products. I can't stand the way they

taste, look, feel and smell. I have no explanation for this,

either, it just is. As I said earlier, I really wish I had a

better, more revealing answer to give you, but I don't understand

my aversions much more than anyone else does . I will say,

though, that I have gotten better about at least trying things as I

get older. There's still a lot that I try that I don't like, but

at least I try it.

>

> In an interesting sidenote, I've always LOVED more ethnic

type/non American foods (Thai, Indian, Mexican, any and all Asian

cuisine, Ethiopian, etc.).

>

> ~Hillary

> 23, RSS

>

>

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

I thought I was the only one, I've never known anyone else who " suffered " (I

don't use that term lightly) from being sensitive to every smell! I would rather

be sent to my grave than wake up to the smell of last nights dinner. Especially

the smell of ketchup, it's the very worst. And forget about letting my husband

deep fry anything, unless it's spring or fall, and all windows and doors are

open. Grease just really permeates the air, and seems to take way too long to go

away. This all started from being pregnant, I'm sure you can all relate, then it

never went away! I guess it just made me so sick, that it affected my brain and

sensitivity. Now I have an idea, if I have any more kids, I'll keep a vapor rub

around to rub under my nose! And hopefully that smell won't make me sick too!

Good Morning Everyone!

advocate22003 wrote:

Deb - You make me laugh Deb. LOL Thank you. Good Morning by the

way.

- H

> Hi Hillary and Gillian

> I am going to horn in on your conversation. As I read Hillary's

explanation of her food aversions, I kept thinking " that's what I

think about butter " ; imagine my surprise, towards the end, when

Hillary said she gets that way with butter too.

> It would be interesting to discover if it's a sensory issue or

just " human nature " . I had no " bad psychological experiences " as a

child in regards to butter, I just abhor it. I can't tell you how

many times I've had to throw away a yummy looking pre-made sandwich

from the stores because I bite into it only to discover butter!!

> However, as a kid, I use to have to take a real foul tasting

medicine that was orange in colouring (some antibiotic); it makes me

shudder even now to think about it. But as a result I refuse to eat

anything orange coloured. No orange Popsicles, no O.J., nothing!!

Now that is all psychological!.

> Interesting topic

>

> Deb

>

> Re: Food textures - question for

Hillary - hope it makes sense

>

>

> Hi Gillian,

> No, I don't mind you asking. I'm trying to think of a way

to explain my distaste of certain textures...I wish I could tell

you that my aversion to certain things could be tied to a deep

psychological scar from my childhood, because then my aversions

would seem logical. Unfortunately, they're not logical at all. I

really cannot describe it any other way than I hate the way certain

things feel in my mouth (esp. the " mushy " things). It has nothing

to do with taste, bad experience, bad associations, etc. I just

don't like the way they feel when they hit my mouth. It also has

nothing to do with chewing or swallowing. I'm sorry, I know that

is not a very satisfactory answer. I will say, however, that my

aversion to ground meats probably comes more from what I know goes

into those products than it does with the way they feel in my mout!

h. I & n! bsp; ate ground beef, turkey and sausage from about the age

of eight until I was thirteen or so - I blame that aversion on a

> burgeoning awareness of the world . I had many, many hours

of both feeding and speech therapy growing up, and none of those

professionals seemed to be able to explain it either. And in all

honesty, I'm not really sure how much good the feeding therapy

actually did me.

>

> There are certain things when I put in my mouth (mostly

the " mushy " things like bananas) that make me want to vomit because

of their texture. I also have an extreme aversion to/dislike of

butter or butter related products. I can't stand the way they

taste, look, feel and smell. I have no explanation for this,

either, it just is. As I said earlier, I really wish I had a

better, more revealing answer to give you, but I don't understand

my aversions much more than anyone else does . I will say,

though, that I have gotten better about at least trying things as I

get older. There's still a lot that I try that I don't like, but

at least I try it.

>

> In an interesting sidenote, I've always LOVED more ethnic

type/non American foods (Thai, Indian, Mexican, any and all Asian

cuisine, Ethiopian, etc.).

>

> ~Hillary

> 23, RSS

>

>

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

i can't bear the thought of eggs. i won't go to resturants that i can smell

them frying. so i don't usally eat until around 3 in the afternoon. yes

pregnacy seems to be the main source of my sensitivity. i have been accused of

having the nose of a bloodhound and the ears of a eagle. now i'm not sure about

the eagle thing. i do have a very keen sense of sound and the ability to smell

is sometimes not so great. i ca'nt stand a hospital because i can smell the

detergen they use to wash the linens w/. it gives me a headache and makes me

nauseous. i take my own pillows and sheets when i go on vacation. sad i know.

when i'm more stressed out it sems to be worse or i'm going to have a migraine.

yes we do have some interesting conversations on here. but my family and

friends don't get it ab out the smell thing. so it's great to have y'all to

talk to. you think our kids have inherited these things from us. maybe that's

why they are such picky eaters. hmmmm?

later guys,

Eva will be here today so i gotta lotta stuff to do.!!!!!!

Malcolm wrote:

I thought I was the only one, I've never known anyone else who " suffered " (I

don't use that term lightly) from being sensitive to every smell! I would rather

be sent to my grave than wake up to the smell of last nights dinner. Especially

the smell of ketchup, it's the very worst. And forget about letting my husband

deep fry anything, unless it's spring or fall, and all windows and doors are

open. Grease just really permeates the air, and seems to take way too long to go

away. This all started from being pregnant, I'm sure you can all relate, then it

never went away! I guess it just made me so sick, that it affected my brain and

sensitivity. Now I have an idea, if I have any more kids, I'll keep a vapor rub

around to rub under my nose! And hopefully that smell won't make me sick too!

Good Morning Everyone!

advocate22003 wrote:

Deb - You make me laugh Deb. LOL Thank you. Good Morning by the

way.

- H

> Hi Hillary and Gillian

> I am going to horn in on your conversation. As I read Hillary's

explanation of her food aversions, I kept thinking " that's what I

think about butter " ; imagine my surprise, towards the end, when

Hillary said she gets that way with butter too.

> It would be interesting to discover if it's a sensory issue or

just " human nature " . I had no " bad psychological experiences " as a

child in regards to butter, I just abhor it. I can't tell you how

many times I've had to throw away a yummy looking pre-made sandwich

from the stores because I bite into it only to discover butter!!

> However, as a kid, I use to have to take a real foul tasting

medicine that was orange in colouring (some antibiotic); it makes me

shudder even now to think about it. But as a result I refuse to eat

anything orange coloured. No orange Popsicles, no O.J., nothing!!

Now that is all psychological!.

> Interesting topic

>

> Deb

>

> Re: Food textures - question for

Hillary - hope it makes sense

>

>

> Hi Gillian,

> No, I don't mind you asking. I'm trying to think of a way

to explain my distaste of certain textures...I wish I could tell

you that my aversion to certain things could be tied to a deep

psychological scar from my childhood, because then my aversions

would seem logical. Unfortunately, they're not logical at all. I

really cannot describe it any other way than I hate the way certain

things feel in my mouth (esp. the " mushy " things). It has nothing

to do with taste, bad experience, bad associations, etc. I just

don't like the way they feel when they hit my mouth. It also has

nothing to do with chewing or swallowing. I'm sorry, I know that

is not a very satisfactory answer. I will say, however, that my

aversion to ground meats probably comes more from what I know goes

into those products than it does with the way they feel in my mout!

h. I & n! bsp; ate ground beef, turkey and sausage from about the age

of eight until I was thirteen or so - I blame that aversion on a

> burgeoning awareness of the world . I had many, many hours

of both feeding and speech therapy growing up, and none of those

professionals seemed to be able to explain it either. And in all

honesty, I'm not really sure how much good the feeding therapy

actually did me.

>

> There are certain things when I put in my mouth (mostly

the " mushy " things like bananas) that make me want to vomit because

of their texture. I also have an extreme aversion to/dislike of

butter or butter related products. I can't stand the way they

taste, look, feel and smell. I have no explanation for this,

either, it just is. As I said earlier, I really wish I had a

better, more revealing answer to give you, but I don't understand

my aversions much more than anyone else does . I will say,

though, that I have gotten better about at least trying things as I

get older. There's still a lot that I try that I don't like, but

at least I try it.

>

> In an interesting sidenote, I've always LOVED more ethnic

type/non American foods (Thai, Indian, Mexican, any and all Asian

cuisine, Ethiopian, etc.).

>

> ~Hillary

> 23, RSS

>

>

>

>

>

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> Yahoo! FareChase - Search multiple travel sites in one click.

>

>

[Guest guest]

Keep me away from CHEESE. Especially paremsan and romano. Yuck.

They are nothing more than moldy, smelly milk to me.

Jodi Z

[Guest guest]

I am finding this topic really interesting! When I was pregnant with Charissa,

I could NOT stand the smell of fried foods. There were donuts in the breakroom

at work often & I couldn't go anywhere near there. After she was born that

aversion went away. I also craved cheese - ate an open faced grilled mozerella

cheese sandwich at least once a day the entire pregnancy. And ever since she

started on solids, Charissa loves cheese - all forms (well, she won't touch

feta....) She doesn't have any other problems with foods, but she likes some

odd things - like the fat from cooked meat (steak, pork). She also always liked

stronger tasting foods - Mexican, Korean (loves rice wrapped in seaweed) She

has never done well at classifying food tastes though - she will eat really

spicy food, but if someone mentions it is spicy, she won't eat it anymore

because she says it is too spicy. She also seems to be over sensitive to sweet

things - frostings & such, she will take a taste & say it is

too sweet. She can't tell between sour / bitter / salty. She can't tell by

smelling if food is bad (like milk). She has gotten some bad milk & drank half

the glass before she realized it had gone bad. When she was a toddler she would

eat French Onion Dip by the spoonfuls! Charissa doesn't have any problems with

food smells, but she can't stand the smell of cigarette / cigar smoke (me either

- instant migraine!), or petroleum smells, like in an auto repair shop. My

other daughter can't stand the smell of eggs, and she doesn't like sandwiches,

except PB & J or if they come from Subway or Quiznos (lol).

in Alaska, mom of Charissa (not RSS, but all the issues plus some)

RSS-Support wrote:

Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2005 18:44:15 -0000

From: " Jodi Zwain "

Subject: Re: CHAThillary & debbie: yukky foods

Keep me away from CHEESE. Especially paremsan and romano. Yuck.

They are nothing more than moldy, smelly milk to me.

Jodi Z

__________________________________________________

[Guest guest]

Ha, I need to chime in here. I can't standt he smell of butter cooking,

margarine okay but not butter. Every once in awhile my in-laws offer to cook

something for my kids that involve butter and my husband has to jump in and fend

them off because he knows I can't stand the smell. At work some of the girls

toast their bagels, put butter on it and then back in the toaster oven to melt

the butter better and then I'm done.

can't stand that smell, the smell of turkey cooking or eggs.

B

and Kelli

Donna wrote:

i can't bear the thought of eggs. i won't go to resturants that i can smell

them frying. so i don't usally eat until around 3 in the afternoon. yes

pregnacy seems to be the main source of my sensitivity. i have been accused of

having the nose of a bloodhound and the ears of a eagle. now i'm not sure about

the eagle thing. i do have a very keen sense of sound and the ability to smell

is sometimes not so great. i ca'nt stand a hospital because i can smell the

detergen they use to wash the linens w/. it gives me a headache and makes me

nauseous. i take my own pillows and sheets when i go on vacation. sad i know.

when i'm more stressed out it sems to be worse or i'm going to have a migraine.

yes we do have some interesting conversations on here. but my family and

friends don't get it ab out the smell thing. so it's great to have y'all to

talk to. you think our kids have inherited these things from us. maybe that's

why they are such picky eaters. hmmmm?

later guys,

Eva will be here today so i gotta lotta stuff to do.!!!!!!

Malcolm wrote:

I thought I was the only one, I've never known anyone else who " suffered " (I

don't use that term lightly) from being sensitive to every smell! I would rather

be sent to my grave than wake up to the smell of last nights dinner. Especially

the smell of ketchup, it's the very worst. And forget about letting my husband

deep fry anything, unless it's spring or fall, and all windows and doors are

open. Grease just really permeates the air, and seems to take way too long to go

away. This all started from being pregnant, I'm sure you can all relate, then it

never went away! I guess it just made me so sick, that it affected my brain and

sensitivity. Now I have an idea, if I have any more kids, I'll keep a vapor rub

around to rub under my nose! And hopefully that smell won't make me sick too!

Good Morning Everyone!

advocate22003 wrote:

Deb - You make me laugh Deb. LOL Thank you. Good Morning by the

way.

- H

> Hi Hillary and Gillian

> I am going to horn in on your conversation. As I read Hillary's

explanation of her food aversions, I kept thinking " that's what I

think about butter " ; imagine my surprise, towards the end, when

Hillary said she gets that way with butter too.

> It would be interesting to discover if it's a sensory issue or

just " human nature " . I had no " bad psychological experiences " as a

child in regards to butter, I just abhor it. I can't tell you how

many times I've had to throw away a yummy looking pre-made sandwich

from the stores because I bite into it only to discover butter!!

> However, as a kid, I use to have to take a real foul tasting

medicine that was orange in colouring (some antibiotic); it makes me

shudder even now to think about it. But as a result I refuse to eat

anything orange coloured. No orange Popsicles, no O.J., nothing!!

Now that is all psychological!.

> Interesting topic

>

> Deb

>

> Re: Food textures - question for

Hillary - hope it makes sense

>

>

> Hi Gillian,

> No, I don't mind you asking. I'm trying to think of a way

to explain my distaste of certain textures...I wish I could tell

you that my aversion to certain things could be tied to a deep

psychological scar from my childhood, because then my aversions

would seem logical. Unfortunately, they're not logical at all. I

really cannot describe it any other way than I hate the way certain

things feel in my mouth (esp. the " mushy " things). It has nothing

to do with taste, bad experience, bad associations, etc. I just

don't like the way they feel when they hit my mouth. It also has

nothing to do with chewing or swallowing. I'm sorry, I know that

is not a very satisfactory answer. I will say, however, that my

aversion to ground meats probably comes more from what I know goes

into those products than it does with the way they feel in my mout!

h. I & n! bsp; ate ground beef, turkey and sausage from about the age

of eight until I was thirteen or so - I blame that aversion on a

> burgeoning awareness of the world . I had many, many hours

of both feeding and speech therapy growing up, and none of those

professionals seemed to be able to explain it either. And in all

honesty, I'm not really sure how much good the feeding therapy

actually did me.

>

> There are certain things when I put in my mouth (mostly

the " mushy " things like bananas) that make me want to vomit because

of their texture. I also have an extreme aversion to/dislike of

butter or butter related products. I can't stand the way they

taste, look, feel and smell. I have no explanation for this,

either, it just is. As I said earlier, I really wish I had a

better, more revealing answer to give you, but I don't understand

my aversions much more than anyone else does . I will say,

though, that I have gotten better about at least trying things as I

get older. There's still a lot that I try that I don't like, but

at least I try it.

>

> In an interesting sidenote, I've always LOVED more ethnic

type/non American foods (Thai, Indian, Mexican, any and all Asian

cuisine, Ethiopian, etc.).

>

> ~Hillary

> 23, RSS

>

>

>

>

>

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>

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