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I was like this myself (picky eater) until I enlisted in the army and had no choice but to eat unfamiliar food or starve Then I decided to teach myself how to food, and it was a very intimate and personal journey I have a lot of sympathy for picky eaters. It isnât easy https://t.co/TCXixWDZuL
Real talk, I was skinny as hell until I taught myself how to eat, and it wasnât easy. 60kg/130lbs in the first pic, 85kg/190lbs now. Wow I used to look almost like I mightâve had an eating disorder. Maybe you could call it an eating... dysfunction...? It was sad, on retrospect https://t.co/bQRbNdwsKF
I canât speak for everyone, but âgrow the fuck upâ is kinda rough. I didnât *want* to be a picky eater. I was just *scared* by food at a subconscious level. Feeling of physical disgust. Would be kinder to invite your friend to help prep food in a non-judgemental environment
As a picky eater I had no experience in the kitchen. I didnât know how to crack an egg đ I steeled myself by watching lots of beginner cooking vids on YouTube. Those strangers changed my life. Itâs the little things. What do you do with your hands...? How do you hold a knife...? https://t.co/71fh8T8KU1
I started by helping my wife cut vegetables. Then I made eggs. Then chicken, and spaghetti, and salmon. I have some âcookâs intuitionâ now, and can experiment and improvise. Cooking and feeding people is fun! And intimate! And sexy! But I was scared as fuck for 25 years https://t.co/fzzSQd4QkX
My shitty relationship with food was also tied up with my anxiety-induced loss of appetite (which was a problem I didnât even realize had) - and I self-medicated my low blood sugar symptoms with cigarettes (many smokers do this unknowingly) and all of this took YEARS to fix
This thread makes me realize that AGAIN I owe something important in my life to the kindness of Internet strangers, and it only strengthens my conviction that I am going to share all of the things that I wish someone had shared with me
If youâre a picky eater I recommend watching vids about the history of food, about different cultures, about even say individual spices, coffee, tea, etc. I also recommend Somebody Feed Phil for a sense of the wholesome promise of good food and friends https://t.co/hiqlobo9ij
Samin Nosrat agrees! Get people involved in the process https://t.co/UXUd1jMXP7
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Involve people in the process https://t.co/8TphnRDDHa