Is Heinz jarred gravy good? Does it have chunks? What is the difference between beef gravy and brown gravy? Are the turkey and chicken gravies good?

Ever since I was a little kid, I HATED bananas. Even thinking too hard about them could make me gag. The texture, the seeds, those weird strings... But today at a church event, my grandma convinced me to try a dessert that was made of pudding and such...and had bananas in it. I decided to just try it, and...I actually loved it! I won't claim I like bananas, but I feel pretty good about myself that I both tried it and enjoyed it. It does get better, guys 🫡

Hi, i have a bit problem. I am a super picky eater. The only things i eat are: just bread without anything on it, toast but only with ham, fried or stirred eggs, pasta with tomato sauce or pesto, schnitzel, sweets and bacon, the only vegetables i eat are potatoes, don’t eat any fruits and sometimes i eat soups (mostly mixed vegetables inside) I want to try new foods but i have something in my head that just blocks me and I can’t fight it. Just can’t. Do you have any (literally any) ideas how to try new foods and be “normal”? That’s my biggest dream and goal for now.

I liked broccoli all my life but suddenly I don't seem to really like it anymore.

The only consistent ones are french fries, chocolate milk, and ice cream.

What is it like for you, do you also stop liking foods you used to eat?

Hello! I hope I'm at the right subreddit?

I'm picky, we don't know if it's arfid, but I still eat too many things for it to even be a consideration.

I have adhd and am on meds for it and another one for mood stabilisation. Those meds are 1. Suppressing my hunger and appetite cues and 2. Making me feel nauseous all the time, Which causes me to literally forget to eat.

Okay, that out of the way, now to the actual problem? I know I need to eat, I know I want to eat, but right now even my safe foods make me want to throw up.

I have one item I can eat, which is a certain type of pudding, but even that is becoming difficult at the moment.

Of course this doesn't necessarily have to stem from me being picky, I don't know, but it certainly doesn't make it easier

I don't really know what to do now and what could help because my safe foods I have for these kind of evenings are kind of gone atm. Does anyone have any idea?

Thanks in advance, and I'm sorry if I sound rude. I do not mean it that way. I am not sure if these topics are triggering, so I marked it as NSFW just in case.

I really want to try ramen again. I don't like the instant ramen but I really love asain flavors. What do picky people put in their ramen? Do any picky eaters even eat or like ramen?

Edit to respond to some mean comments I've gotten:

NO obviously I don't think all picky eaters eat and like the same stuff. I tried cheap basic ramen in the past and didn't like it, so I'm looking for suggestions on ramen that other people who are picky like to i can try them! Sure not all picky eaters like the same stuff, but picky eaters are more likely to enjoy more basic or picky eaters friendly flavors, hence my asking it on this sub and not the instant ramen sub or something.

No picky eating is not "my whole personality". It's a PICKY EATING subreddit. Why would i post about something other than picky eating?

If ur gonna comment about something that isn't ramen, keep it to yourself.

My partner is autistic and has a very hard time with food. Anything outside their norm will make them gag and or make them sick. It is not like they’re not trying as they have tried eating things but will make them very emotional and overwhelmed. Their current food options consists of cheese, bread, and the occasional pasta. We have talked about how they do like smoothies and will be trying to incorporate that more. However is there anything else I can do to help? I am worried that if they continue to eat the things they do it’ll lead to problems down the line. Any help would be appreciated thank you

nobody around me talks about how embarrassing it is to pick the most childish foods to eat because every other food grosses you out, ( or nobody i know is as picky as i am) i have been a picky eater and been grossed out by stuff like crumbs sauce my food mixing all of that. i wish i could change and eat normally im currently on a trip with my bf and its so embarrassing eating different stuff than them but i literally don’t know how to try anything else. the main things i eat is fries, chicken, cheetos, and sweets. i eat like a child and i feel so embarrassed by it. like people ask me to just stop eating like that but i cannot. i tried mexican the other day and gagged the whole time it was in my hands and the whole time it was in mouth and had to force myself to eat it. how can i stop eating like this when everything grosses me out? i don’t even know where to start.

My taste buds just cant handle raw bean sprouts

I've been struggling to finish my meals lately, I've always been a picky eater since I was little but lately I've been struggling to finish my meals because the taste of things (mostly chips) get boring after a few bites meaning a lot of the time I go to bed hungry since I don't really eat anything else as a replacement. I've always struggled with my food but its beginning to impact my safe foods (chicken, chips, pizza, etc.) and its causing issues with my diet, I couldn't even finish my pizza yesterday (still fuming about this by the way). I've always been picky with my food, but never like this and now im beginning to loose weight from this now, this sided with a fear of trying new foods does not mix well. Does this happen to anyone else, and can I fix this? For context : I'm 16 with a childrens food pallete (and female if this means anything at all?).

These are buttered noodles:

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Thoughts?

My best friend isn't fond of seafood, we have a trip next year that involves her maybe needing to eat seafood if choices are slim. Her boyfriend and I are big seafood lovers and he's also been trying to find ways to make her enjoy seafood. My best friend and I were talking last week and she said she wants to like seafood but that the texture is just something that's hard for her to overcome. She said every time she sees people eating seafood boil on youtube it makes her mouth water but that she can't do anything about it because seafood feels rubbery to her (shrimp, squid, and fish). That being said, I don't think she'd enjoy any type of mollusks right away. I'm not certain if she doesn't like the taste but any tips for that would be helpful too!

Any gateway sea creatures you guys can suggest for her to try? Cooking methods or recipes to check out would be great too since we live in different countries and I can't cook for her. We have a year before the trip so she will definitely have a lot of time to prepare!

Edit: I forgot about this post and had my notifications turned off. If you guys didn't read, it clearly states that she said she wanted to like seafood. We've been friends for 15 years now, and I've never forced her to like seafood. I'm only doing this now since she had asked what she could try to like it more. I would never force her to eat anything she doesn't like nor do anything she doesn't want.

As for the tour we're doing, I've told her that we could buy food from a place she's comfy with and bring it with us and have the people there heat it for her.

Again, she WANTS to change that. I am merely supporting her how I think I can, which is why I'm asking for someone else's perspective since I've always liked seafood and can not put myself in her situation.

Edit 2: I guess I wasn't clear, and that's my bad. Firstly, my best friend and I are in separate countries now. We haven't seen each other in several years due to how expensive the flight would be. She's coming here for my wedding, don't worry, there's only one seafood option in the 10 dishes we're serving and she doesn't have to eat it, in case you guys are worried. She (along with other friends) is not allowed to eat pork, so it is completely banned at our wedding out of respect to those individuals.

We're having a 3D2N trip in a remote island after my wedding, and the place we're staying at is quite far from the city centre, and uber/taxis aren't a thing there. The tour we're having is an island hopping tour that would last the whole of the 2nd day. We'd be picked up by boat early in the morning at our accommodation and have no time to go to the city centre, and that's what I meant by "needing to eat seafood." The tour's whole thing is supporting local fishermen and serving freshly caught seafood (with pork as a non-seafood option). Of course, I suggested going to the city centre the night prior to find food (cooked or raw) to have the staff heat up or cook for anyone who doesn't like seafood or can't eat pork for variety. Regardless of whether she likes seafood or not, I'd still try to do that because I want more options for those with dietary restrictions. "Needing to eat seafood" is simply the worst case scenario in case we're somehow unable to make a trip to the city centre.

I would never force her or anyone to like something purely because I do, and I never have. That being said, my closest sibling also despises seafood, but it's due to the smell and appearance, I've never forced him to like it because that's none of my business. She said she wanted to try to like seafood, and we discussed ways she could. I didn't have the proper knowledge to help her since I've never had a problem with the texture or taste. That's why I went here to ask. My best friend wanted help in figuring out ways to make seafood more enjoyable, so I'm helping her find ways to make seafood more enjoyable.

For health reasons I need to add more protein/calories to my diet, but I hate the way most protein powders taste. Does anyone know a good unflavored protein powder with minimal aftertaste?

I have set the goal for myself to at least try one new food a month and it has been going really great!

The first two foods were okay but not amazing.

Well, today it was bacon.

And wow, I get why so many people love it. It's so flavourful and juicy and thin!

I probably could have gone for another plate, but making them is quite challenging because I only have a small pan and the fat just flies around everywhere. But yes, I definitely like bacon and will eat it in the future

I am only picky about meat bc I feel like it doesn’t keep well and if I get a weird bite I can’t eat anymore. However I can consistently eat the chicken from Panera which is just pulled white meat. I’m sure it’s from frozen and honestly I don’t really care bc I can get protein in my diet. I also do ok with chicken tempura from sushi restaurants which are basically chicken nuggets just cut up. I would appreciate any suggestions on where to straight up buy stuff like this bc I am struggling with getting protein!

Is this a thing? My picky eating has lead to high cholesterol levels and I know if I continue on this path it will just get worse. I’ve tried using a regular nutritionist but ended up crying halfway through because they kept giving me options of things I wouldn’t eat. I wish there was someone who worked with what I already eat and can help find healthy alternatives or ways to make fruits and veggies more appealing.

I (17F) am a picky eater. Like, waaaaay too picky. It's so embarrassing and honestly extremely frustrating. I can't even put up with black pepper. Black. Pepper.

There's so many dishes I can't eat and my "safe foods" are so lame because I can't even handle the smell of stronger spices cooking without getting viscerally nauseous with a massive headache. The only Indian food I can eat is literally naan. I can't eat like any Thai food because I cannot stand the taste of peanuts, but I like peanut butter and jelly sandwiches??? Like be so fr rn this is so stupid. And if there's nothing I like/want available, I'll just ignore my hunger to the point where I actually forget that I'm hungry. I recently had nothing but a single cup of vanilla yogurt to sustain me for the three days that followed before I got sick and just ate cinnamon toast.

The thing is, I want to want healthier food because I want to lose weight, but I dread trying new dishes. I don't like crunchy things unless it's an apple or a grape, I loathe the taste of vegetables to the point where I only eat carrots when they've been soaked in a pot roast for so long that I can't tell they're carrots anymore, and I have to put my daily greens in a protein smoothie.

How do I even figure out what I like? My favorite food is dolmas, which is a pretty obscure thing considering that I live in central Texas and that's not an easy thing to come by. And I recently found out that I started liking fish overnight. I woke up from a nap, saw my mom cooking fish in the skillet on the stove, and instead of mentally preparing myself to choke it down later on with mouthfuls of water, I just grabbed it and ate it right then and there before going back to bed???? Hello????? How did that happen?? How do I make it happen again????

So I'm in a confusing spot right now. I like fish now apparently, so maybe there's other things I like. I want to explore and try new things. Problem is, if I force myself to eat something, it only reinforces my distaste for it and makes me physically sick to my stomach until my next meal. I will literally start violently gagging if I try to power through it. I've unfortunately thrown up in my mouth on several occasions growing up bc my father would threaten me in public or in front of guests if I didn't eat what was on my plate so I had no choice but to force everything down my gullet.

Is this an ADHD thing or am I actually just screwed on a personal level? People who have overcome this kind of flavor/texture/food-in-general aversion, please help me out. I don't wanna be stuck like this anymore.

Edit 11/06/2024: I got diagnosed with ARFID 👍

I have definitely been working on my picky eating a lot especially last few years and I feel really proud of my progress. I recently moved to another country for studying abroad and met a lot of new people who didn’t know my past. When I finally got comfortable enough to mention I am a picky eater my friend seemed surprised saying she hadn’t noticed at all. At this point the foods (including vegetables) I am comfortable with has increased a lot and I can eat a few bites of most vegetables even the ones I’m not so comfortable with (raw cucumber 🥒 🤢) and even salads to be polite. I remember a time when I was younger I tried eggplant and felt really good about pushing through only for it to come back up 🤮 Now though I am almost completely comfortable with eggplant and stuffed eggplant is one of my favorite dishes 🤤 I’ve really come so far ☺️ The biggest thing in my way now is fruits. My whole life with few exceptions I didn’t eat fruits. The longer I avoided the worse it got. I didn’t like even touching or looking at them. Because of a part time job I got a bit better with touching. Well to be honest I still don’t like touching or looking at them but I can make myself if I have to 😅 This summer I tried two fruits and they weren’t as bad as I thought they would be! Well the bar was pretty low because the previous time I tried a fruit was out of politeness but it was so embarrassing because I gagged and it came back up and then I tried AGAIN to eat it only for it to come back up again. Felt even more rude than just refusing. But I’ve found that not all fruits are as bad as gag level. Lychee is almost good. If I had a few more times I might like it. Mango, was not that great and had trouble swallowing it but I didn’t gag and it didn’t come back up! It’s just really hard to get the motivation to keep expanding what I eat when it comes to fruits. Way scarier than any other food. Does anyone else have a category of foods much much scarier to even think about trying?

For me it's:

• french fries
• ice cream (preferably in a cone)
• cookies (must be dipped)
• some types of pastries

My very unsafe foods:

• bell pepper
• celery
• steak and many other types of meat
• most fruit

What about you? Do you have any safe foods that are maybe considered healthier?

I have an extremely picky 3.5 year old. He'll eat any fruit and loves dairy but I'm constantly struggling with meat and vegetables. He only likes meats with the consistency of a hot dog he doesn't like any "chewy meat" it doesn't matter how tender the meat is he won't eat it unless it has that finely ground texture (ironically won't eat hamburger). Does anyone have a similar issue with texture? What meats have you found yourself able to eat? I'm struggling with what to have for supper because he refuses to take a bite and if he does he says he doesn't like it the second it touches his tongue.

I want to like oatmeal. I like the idea of oatmeal. I love the idea of starting my day with a nice, hot, healthy bowl of oatmeal. But no matter what I try, no matter what toppings I add, it just grosses me out. Any ideas for stuff I can add or ways I can improve it to make it more palatable? It's mainly the texture and the blandness that grosses me out.

I used to happily eat anything and everything. I wasn’t a picky eater growing up AT ALL and only became one 2-3 years ago (I’m 39) and I have absolutely no idea why. The only meat I can eat is ground beef or ground turkey. But not chunks of it (like meatloaf, Salisbury steak, etc). Chicken is absolutely disgusting. Can’t eat deli meat. Don’t like pork. Eggs are gross. Even veggie meals aren’t appetizing. I used to be a pretty good cook, but now everything I cook turns out awful because I’m never craving what I’m cooking and therefore just don’t have a ‘feel’ for making it and it turns out crappy. I like pasta but I no longer like sauce with it. For example, I can eat cheese ravioli with maybe a little butter but can’t eat it if it’s covered in marinara and meat. I’m struggling hard because we recently moved to a rural town and there is NO food delivery. I am accustomed to living in a large city and having all kinds of food delivery at my fingertips, so I was always able to find SOMETHING that I could eat. I can’t do that anymore and I’ve started to have to incorporate protein shake because I am getting no decent nutrition. I take multivitamins. Candy is good but I don’t let myself eat it because then I get hooked on sugar. I’m at the end of my rope. My husband doesn’t want to move back to a town that has food delivery. He very much wants to live the simple rural life. It isn’t for me unfortunately (but primarily because of the food situation). I’m even starting to wonder if we need to go our separate ways because I can’t fathom living the rest of my life STARVING and not being able to eat anything appealing. Does anyone have any advice? 🥺😔

Hi! The title explains it but I was also curious if anyone tried a food outside of their comfort zone but ended up being one of their favorite foods now! Mine was queso!!

I’d appreciate it if anyone has any ideas of foods I could try and might like. I would like to be ridiculed less often and also just explore more things!

What I enjoy:

I particularly have a sweet tooth. I love most breakfast foods. I loveee potatoes in all forms (fries, hashbrowns, baked, mashed, whatever). I also love grain like rolls and bread and such. There’s almost no fruit that I won’t eat! Strawberries and raspberries are my favorites. Vegetables are also all mostly good. I really like corn and carrots specifically. In case it’s important, I don’t mind some spice!

What I don’t:

My biggest issue is I don’t like meat. I’ll eat it, but I tend to shy away from it. The texture is too unpredictable and I really hate when things are too chewy when I feel they shouldn’t be. I have a big issue with having to pull my food. For example, if I take a bite of chicken and my bite doesn’t fully come with my first bite I will gag. I hope that makes sense lol. That’s why I dislike cheese sticks as well. I’ll eat meat when I know the meat will be finely chopped or when there most likely won’t be anything unexpected. Like in soups or Mcdonald’s chicken nuggets (consistency).

I would love if people could share some non meat dishes (or, if anyone shares my appreciation of meat, dishes they found they liked), maybe how you like your salads? And just anything else too!

I’m not sure if im extremely picky or if it’s arfid.. but im soo sick of eating the same three things, chicken nuggets and mash, pasta or just garlic bread. That’s clearly a shit eating habit or whatever you want to call it and I know, I need it to end but the tastes and textures of other foods makes my stomach want to crawl out of my ass. I’ve tried using online recipes but by the time I’ve finished making whatever I’m cooking, I never want it anymore, or I have two mouth fulls and I’m full. 😫 Thanks for reading :p

i know he has his own will to do what he wants but i am genuinely concerned for him. his family has a history of heart problems and deaths related to that. i’m worried he’s going to go down that same path but sooner. it doesn’t seem like he was given proper food at a young age and i think that is what made him the way he is. anyways, like i said in the title he will only eat meat and cheese this includes, plain burgers, tacos with meat and cheese, and maybe spaghetti if ur lucky. he is also allergic to eggs and peanuts. he only likes bananas when they’re almost brown. he says he likes blueberries. he will also only eat mcdonald’s finely chopped onions. but everything else he absolutely hates. the only condiment he eats is ketchup. one time i made him tacos and didn’t tell him what was in it and he threw it up because he was so scared even though he loved them afterwords. (the only thing i added was cream cheese and tomato sauce and some minced onions). he’s very stubborn and i guess what i’m asking is what do i introduce him to first? what is something easy that will get him some nutrients. he’s open to like green powder smoothie things but also not really and i heard they don’t have many nutrients. i love all food and it’s taken me some time to like the types of vegetables and fruits i love so i don’t want to rush him but i do want to help him to live a long healthy life if we are to get married one day. help with suggestions please. just for reference hes 20 and i’m 19. and i know it’s not my job to make sure he takes care of himself but it doesn’t mean that i don’t want to help him and cook for him other than just meat and cheese.

edit: y’all are brutal but thank you for those who suggested recipes and to those who said it may be arfid. i thought i mentioned it but he has pretty bad adhd. i showed him a lot of the comments and he’s willing to try smoothies and stuff like that. he also shared he does like green beans so that’s a plus but he is willing to try some new foods out. i’m not breaking up with him over some food preferences it’s not a big deal to me it’s just a safety concern for me. i don’t want him dying at 35 because all he eats is burgers yk? so thank you for those who gave me food recommendations and book ideas. i am also not trying to pressure him i don’t want to scare him of ever trying new foods i’m just trying to find food ideas and explanations.

Eggs would be such a great protein source for me but I just can’t bring myself to eat them lol The texture mainly - I don’t like textures that are too soft, rubbery, or gooey I love foods with egg in them as an ingredient - pancakes, egg noodles, cakes But eggs themselves gross me out Any ideas for how I can slowly train my brain to be ok with them?

Im sorry if this seems like a dumb question , and you're thinking "just eat more" i already ate so many different things today and i still cant get to it:( im on medication and have the side effect of feeling more hungry but its still not enough, does anybody have any links to recipes, meals with a lot of calories that are still not totally bad for you? Im struggling

I have this... issue. I hate the texture of pickles but I occasionally like the taste of the brine in things...

Is it okay to ask about like if I can I just have a bit of the juice instead, but no actual pickles?

Especially when it's to help with spicy food or donairs (they're actually gyros everywhere else, iykyk).

Ok hear me out. Do tastes change even after your already an "adult"? I was very picky as a kid and over time grew to not just like, but love food I onece hated. I would hate brussel sprouts, black eye peas and especially onions, I really hated onions!! But I'm about to turn 37 and suddenly in my 30s I'm giving everything I used to hate another chance. I love all the things I once hated as I moved through my 30s but onions were the last (literally this year). I still dislike green onions/scallions (just too chewy compared to the rest of the dish) and raw onions. But cooked onions I've grown to not be bothered with at all in the included dish. I used to demand onions free foods or go though my plate with a fine tooth comb just to pick out every last Onion. It was never the taste but how they felt and combined with the awful crunch.

I have a similar feeling about garlic. Raw is gross and to powerful/sharp of a flavor but roasted and soft.....I could eat it like candy, wanting a lot of that cooked garlic flavor.

Im also changing my feelings over eggs with runny yolks (still a work in progress). It still feels a little icky because my brain thinks its not safe, like raw meat. Like it's not crooked enough and we were told many times as a kid we can't eat raw cookie dough if it had raw eggs in it.

With this progress, will I ever like raw onions or other foods I just can't eat? Does our tastes continue to change through our 30s and beyond? Are my feelings about runny eggs just a mild phobia?

So a big problem with me and food is textures. I’ve learned to eat a lot of healthier foods like different vegetables by cutting them very small in mixing them in a pasta or rice bowl. I was wondering though what are some other healthy food you guys eat?

I’ve recently fallen into a hole of just eating chicken and some type of potato but I’m trying to improve my diet and I was interested in what other dishes people make.