I was a foodie from the moment I was born, so I never had to set down any rules. I just ate everything. It helped that both my parents were (still are) quite ex

I was a foodie from the moment I was born, so I never had to set down any rules. I just ate everything. It helped that both my parents were (still are) quite excellent cooks. Perhaps it is the level of marketing today though. All of my little cousins and nieces/nephews (big family) are really picky eaters, some on a level that makes me wonder about the parents. I know all of those kids watch excessive amounts of television, and I never watched television. My family didn't own a TV until I was 16. Perhaps it is the TV marketing of certain foods? I have no idea. It may also have been the types of food I was raised on. My parents were on a big health kick right after I was born, so most of my first solid food memories consist of tons of vegetables, fish, meat and occasional bread. We had dessert maybe once a week, and breakfast was never cereal. The closest thing I ever had to cereal was along the lines of oatmeal.