Posted by: dresstosurvive | February 14, 2007

Human, Pig, Or Garbage Disposal?

V’s at her tricks again, protesting the ageist practices of kid food. Yes, I understand goopy food that won’t choke your newborn, but that’s baby food.

The Girlfriend is the world’s pickiest eater. She’s vegetarian and will barely eat eat any of THOSE. She might as well be anti-food. I’m the exact opposite. I’m a garbage disposal. We both grew up in households with parents that loved to cook. These aren’t exactly Mac & Cheese parents we had.

My brother and sister are similar to her. They simply won’t eat the oddly shaped whatchamacallit on their plate. It’s too weird. Me? I’ve got two rules. No horseradish, no sauerkraut. Otherwise, I’ll eat it, even if it’s probably not edible.

What can I say; I love my food. I just don’t understand how people can prefer junk to well cooked meals or turn down a well cooked meal.

I confess. I never fussed. I grew up liking spinach and brussel sprouts. Did you?

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I’m picky about taste, silly. I don’t turn down a home cooked meal if it’s well cooked and TASTES good. That’s the defining factor of it all.

I did all the cooking (mom split when I was five); I grew up fast. I bought (admittedly canned) brussel sprouts the first time because they were cute miniature cabbages, looked like doll food and accordingly, figured my brothers would hate them.

Before serving, I tasted them and nearly puked. I threw them out thinking they’d gone bad. Some time later I made them again. Pre-sensitized evidently, just the smell made me puke. Seriously. A Lot. I think I’m allergic to them and told (ex) spousal unit I couldn’t abide them. Passive-aggressively he made them anyway. I checked into a hotel for the night till the house aired out. Naturally, I used his credit card for the room. He only made them once.

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