Why we are picky eaters

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My theory to this is picky eating is relating to sensory sensivitiy - with the sense involved being taste. I know my taste buds are VERY sensitive, to the point that the taste of some things nearly make me want to throw up (sorry to anyone who's eating as they read this!). That takes out all cooked vegetables (except potatoes) and most green vegies you can't eat if they aren't cooked.

Whenever I have a meal - no salt or pepper. I get saltless butter and saltless peanut butter. More because a say to myself "what's the point?". Whenever I buy fish and chips from a takeaway I tell them "no salt". Same goes if I get something from Subway - no salt or pepper (or sauces for that matter). It's all about the taste buds, and taste sensory sensitivity.

It doesn't bother me, I intentionally bring up the grossest things I can think of while eating with my family.

In cases anyone sensitive is eating and reading this, I'll spare you the details.

I have been working on this all my life, but I am still not much good at it.
The sensitivities that cause me trouble when eating are taste and tactile. I can't stand slimy foods (like cooked tomatoes or zucchini) or foods that I perceive as having a "gritty" or "grainy" texture (like liver). Then I can't stand foods that taste a certain way (such as milk, because I can taste the fat and it's gross). Most cooked vegetables I can't handle (except corn, carrots, peas and onions), but I will eat any vegetable raw except mushrooms. Strangely enough, smell only occasionally bothers me...
Sometimes I don't want to eat what my family is having (I'm trying to be vegetarian because I don't like most meat, and it's easier to give up the few things I do like than to explain why I'm a "selective" vegetarian). Then I ask to make a sandwich and my father tells me that I shouldn't eat carbs all the time. So I leave and hook an apple from the bowl of fruit on the way. I eat a lot of nothing when I am with my family.

I'm always willing to try something new, but generally I tend to like things that aren't healthy.

I'm especially addicted to any fried things, except onions, I hate onions.

I guess it might be one of my non-AS-ish traits that I am not a picky eater....except I have to have mustard on my sandwiches and there must be something crunchy involved in the sandwich...other than that, anything goes.

Personally, I can't stand vegetables (I know they are supposed to be good for me, but I still just can't eat them) and have other "odd" eating habits. I've been called a picky eater by my family and co-workers, and nowadays, I don't really get offended by it since it is a fairly accurate description (the truth can hurt, but if you objectively analyze a statement about yourself, then you're better off). Of course it is still somewhat embarrassing when I'm out to lunch with my co-workers (they occasionally comment on my eating habits and think I'm weird for doing it, but they don't do it often or intensely enough to annoy me) and my order gets screwed up and they put vegetables on my meal and I have to take it back, but that's just the way it is. Best thing I found is to accept you're a picky eater if you are one, and ignore what other people say about it.

my NT younger sister used to be an EXTREEMlYpicky eater..I have no idea how she is now though...

I've known how to cook since I was a teenager and now that I live on my own I have my own choices over what I want to eat, which is great although I'm not an overly picky eater but there are some things I can't understand how anyone else thinks is delicious - like fish or mashed potatoes.

I'm really sorry for both you and your parents. Due to their own upbringing they seem to think that if a kid actually enjoys life they're a spoiled brat, and they were verbally abusive to you if not physically.