"Chatty Cathy" > wrote in message
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> Been thinking about picky eaters again....
>
> I have two children (many years apart). DS was the first-born - and when
> he was a "toddler" we had little or no access to seafood or shellfish,
> with the result that he never had much of either. To this day, he
> dislikes anything remotely "fishy". He will eat almost anything else,
> tho'. OTOH, our younger one (3 y/o) has been exposed to many kinds of
> food, including seafood/shellfish and she seems to like it all.
>
> I have noticed it with a quite a few of my friends - both with them and
> their children as well - they seem to like what they grew up with and
> are not all that keen to try anything that could be termed "strange food".
>
> Anybody else think that if children are not "exposed" to certain foods,
> say between the ages of 2 and 6 y/o, that they will never really
> develop a taste for it, or that it will "take some doing" to get them to
> try something "new" when they are adults?


I was raised from 2-6 on very basic, old fashioned food. Nothing bad, just
nothing fancy. I became a really picky eater until I was about 12 and then
my taste buds began to really want to explore foods. I found I had an
intense love of chilies, spices and complex sauces. The trouble was my
parents just cooked for themselves and they really didn't have much interest
in food. I was the only foodie in the house.

Food is a peculiar thing. Those that love it, seem to love being alive. I
know the fragrances from a meal cooking just make me feel so incredibly
good. I adore the taste of food and I eagerly try new cuisines. Those that
just eat to fill a void and a basic need, always seem to be pretty dreary,
boring and uninteresting people.

It's a personality thing.

Paul