Re: hillary & debbie: yukky foods

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funny as i read about foods. i have never be told either that i had any

problems but i don't like the feel of anything like butter in my mouth. such as

popcorn or baked potatoes when it starts to return to it's original state of

being cold. same goes for anything w/ grease in it. And i absolutely HATE peas

if they have been cooked. i can't even look at them w/ out gagging. cooked

carrots or any vegetable that is no longer crunchy. i also don't like pears or

peanut butter. no reason, no deep childhood trauma. just don't like them. took

me years to be able to eat mashed potatoes. I'm the same way w/ meat. i do

prefer ethnic foods. and foods that have a crunch to them. Eva has always done

the same thing. i worked on getting her to eat what i can't. she will eat peas

and cream of corn. which is good. i just can't stand to see the stuff in any

form so my older daughter has to cook it. also do y'all have trouble w/

microwave popcorn? the smell of it?

enough of my intrusion.

thanks for letting me share.

donna, Eva's mommy

Deb wrote:

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

mouth. 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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