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>experiencing visceral, nauseating revulsion at specific tastes/textures/smells. It's definitely hard but this can be overcome with work. In my much younger da
by astura 2y ago
>experiencing visceral, nauseating revulsion at specific tastes/textures/smells.
It's definitely hard but this can be overcome with work. In my much younger days I had this reaction with a lot of foods that I now eat.
I knew I was going to have to overcome a lot of my hangups about food in order to be at least semi-healthy, so I did in my late teens/early 20s. Before that the only thing I ate was pasta.
- cortesoft 2y agoEveryone is different, and what an adult can overcome is different than what a child can overcome.
- astura 2y agoExactly, it gets more and more difficult the older you are and the more established the habit is, so helping your children overcome these issues early is very important and sets them up for a healthy lifestyle in adulthood. I have a friend in his 40s who is having strokes and is vehemently unwilling to eat a single vegetable. His food adversions are much worse than any child's. I'm not saying it's easy, because it isn't. But it's very much possible. I'm also not saying all food aversions need to be worked through, however, allowing your children to have a severely limited diet doesn't set them up for long-term success.