On May 22, 12:22 pm, Chatty Cathy > wrote:

> You may have a valid point there. My daughter will eat foods that I
> don't like, but DH does, and vice versa. However, her maternal
> grandfather is a big "foodie" - I cannot think of anything offhand that
> he won't cook or that he dislikes (not even cabbage!) - so she may have
> gotten some of those genes from him too.
> --
> Cheers
> Chatty Cathy



I sometimes think that kids use food, especially picky eating, as a
control issue with parents. I know when I was a kid, I was very
picky. . .But the minute I got married, I became a serious
eater. . .I'll eat most anything but boiled ocra.