On Thu, 1 Jun 2017 09:59:34 -0700 (PDT), "
> wrote:

>On Thursday, June 1, 2017 at 9:13:59 AM UTC-5, Dave Smith wrote:
>>
>> I can appreciate that most people don't like everything and most can
>> describe what it is that they object to. Then there are those picky
>> eaters who just don't like something. I have a nephew who doesn't like
>> much. It is a pain in the butt to have him come for supper because there
>> are so few things he likes and he is so vocal about the things he does
>> not want, sort of like you might expect from a four year old, except he
>> is 44. He likes pizza, which is a major exception from one of his big
>> taboos, which is food that is red. Then there was a former co-worker who
>> didn't like much and could only describe his dislikes as being yucky.
>> People like that are not entitled to offer an opinion.
>>
>>
>I wouldn't invite him to supper and if you insist on having him
>at the table tell him to bring his own food. I simply would not
>cater to him and his silly whims.

What is with the red food thing, like all red things taste the same?

People who reject all sorts of food outright have often never even
ventured to try some of their stated dislikes.

I have one grandson who dislikes most vegetables if they are cooked. I
just put them on his plate raw as I am preparing the vegetables. He
likes them raw and I am OK with that, although I have tempted him into
eating lovely little sweet baby carrots just cooked. OTOH I have two
little granddaughters that hardly reject anything. THeir mother has
done a great job of introducing a wide variety of foods despite not
being a very inspired cook. If they reject something I know they have
tried it and it is a real dislike.

JB